Re: ranged conditional with variable


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Re: ranged conditional with variable

by diotalevi (Canon)

on Aug 22, 2006 at 00:04 UTC ( [id://568723]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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in reply to ranged conditional with variable

You thought the second match would use $line because the first did. It didn't. You didn't provide a target for /PatternEnd/ so it bound to $_. Write it using the second example I've quoted.

# You wrote
if ( $line =~ /PatternBegin/ .. $_ =~ /PatternEnd/ ) {

# You wanted.
if ( $line =~ /PatternBegin/ .. $line =~ /PatternEnd/ ) {
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