Re: A line of code matches the question

Presumably you mean a "regular expression"?

The most basic thing is you probably want multiline mode with a /m

And odds are you're going to want an XML parser to make your life easier when someone changes minor details in the file. I recommend XML::Tiny which great for most use cases and has no dependencies.

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Re^2: A line of code matches the question by *2 (Novice) on Aug 10, 2017 at 15:48 UTC
Yes, I would like to match all the contents of the following `<div id = "724">`. Also I have not used XML :: Tiny, match the content I am not sure, I can not use xml, I match is Can not change the content. But want trying to get a match with a regular match., / M I tried, it seems not work. What should I do?	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: A line of code matches the question by Anonymous Monk on Aug 10, 2017 at 16:25 UTC
You should NOT USE REGULAR EXPRESSIONS to parse HTML. Just don't do it. If you have a good-enough solution that uses two regular expressions, you should NOT try to combine it into one regular expression. Regexes are bad at parsing structured data like HTML, and rapidly become incomprehensible and unmaintainable when you try.	[reply]
Re^4: A line of code matches the question by *2 (Novice) on Aug 10, 2017 at 16:48 UTC
I am also a headache for those very long expressions, if you can, then I also like to change the problem simple. Thank you for your suggestion!	[reply]


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