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Re^4: Regex conditional match if previous match in same expression is true?by radiantmatrix (Parson) |
on Apr 10, 2007 at 15:55 UTC ( [id://609184]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Thank you! That was deeply instructive -- where I work I code primarily in a vacuum (well, there is one other Perl user, but he's just now learning), so it's nice to see the thought process of a more experienced Monk. Just out of curiosity, I note that you used the Perl-only capability of executing Perl code inside a conditional. Despite being *way* off topic, I am interested to know if that's really the only sensible way to do this (that is, accomplish my goal using a conditional rather than an alternation). For example, if I were to use Jakarta-ORO (Perl-style regex engine for Java), I suspect I wouldn't have that facility. Feel free to /msg me if you don't want to carry this OT discussion in-thread, we could pick it up in e-mail. Or, if you prefer, could you recommend a chapter of Mastering Regular Expressions that covers the topic well? I've bought the book, but haven't yet had the time to read it start-to-finish.
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