$str='Hello'; $cnt= ($str=~s/l/i/g); print $cnt; $cnt stores

How would you replace a char in string and how do you store
the number of replacements?

Question Posted / tanu

Answer Posted / tanu

$str='Hello';
$cnt= ($str=~s/l/i/g);
print $cnt;

$cnt stores the number of replacements.

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