use strict; use warnings; #### #!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; my $string = " info John 100 - 2000 Kent"; my $word = "info"; $string =~ /$word\s*?(\S+)/; my $next_word = $1; $string =~ /$next_word\s*?(\S+)/; my $next_word_2 = $1; print "The next word after $word is $next_word\n"; print "The next word or number after $next_word is $next_word_2\n";