Re: SV: [FWP] What is regex

["Bill Jones" <bill@fccj.org>]

>From: patrik.grip-jansson@vv.se
> 
> stuff() if $data=~m/^JAPH/;
>  


Why use ^ to match at 'start of string' ?

# $_ picks up a string, how isn't important.

$_ = "I'm JAPH, hanging out in FWP\n";

# Just Plain Matching:
# Either will work:
print "Hi!\n" if $_ =~ /JAPH/;
print if /JAPH/;

The default variable $_ is used...

-Sneex-  :]

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