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Re: Why doesn't quantifier work with character classes?

by thezip (Vicar)
on Aug 13, 2012 at 22:18 UTC ( [id://987227]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Why doesn't quantifier work with character classes?

Try:

... if ($string =~ /^[ATGC]{8}$/) { ...

Note the caret and dollar-sign. This should match sequences that are exactly eight characters long.


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