From: dave@boostpro.com   
      
   on Wed Feb 29 2012, "James K. Lowden"  wrote:   
      
   > I recently came across code testing passed strings that I'm guessing is   
   > intended to be fast, but to me looks just awful.  Before I   
   > suggest/offer fixes, I want to make sure I'm not missing something   
   > obvious.   
      
   Does the code work?  If so, that could be one of the best reasons not to   
   make any suggestions.   
      
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