Is it possible to use say commands such as:<br><FONT FACE=monospace><br>if (/<font color=red>regexp</font>/)<br>{<br> #does some stuff<br>}<br></font><br>But without having to use $_? currently I am able to re-assign the $_ variable with whatever string I want checked but this might cause problems if I ever require to pattern match with file contents...<br><br>I can't seem to find the relevant answers in any books!<br>Cheers<br>Loon<br>
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Using pattern matching on strings other than $_
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easier than you think it is.......just explicitly use the previously implied match operator, '=~'.<br><FONT FACE=monospace><br>$string = 'this is a string of text and numbers 123456';<br>if ($str =~ /123/) <br> { <br> print "found 123 is string\n";<br> }<br></font><br><br> <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br> keep the rudder amid ship and beware the odd typo
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