my $str = reverse 'a string';
print $str;

__output__

gnirts a
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broquaint

Just to be perverse, here is exactly what you asked for

print rx_reverse( shift );
sub rx_reverse {
    local $_ = shift;
    my $length = length;

    for my $offset ( 0 .. int($length / 2) ) {
        my $rx = rx_gen( $length, $offset );
        s/$rx/$1$4$3$2/;
    }
    $_
}

sub rx_gen {
    my $length = shift;
    my $offset = shift;
    my $skip = $length - 2 * ($offset + 1);
    return unless $length > 0 and
                  $offset <= ($length / 2) and
                  $skip >= 0;

    $offset = $offset ? "((?s:.){$offset})" : '()';
    $skip   = $skip   ? "((?s:.){$skip})"   : '()';
    return "^$offset((?s:.))$skip((?s:.))"
}
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I think reverse in scalar context is what you want.

my $foo = 'text';
my $oof = reverse $foo;
print $oof, $/;
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After Compline,
Zaxo

Aside from the chorus of `use reverse', it's already been done.

print scalar reverse $string;
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-- zigdon

<tongue_in_cheek>Sure, I'll bite: s/(.*)/reverse($1)/e </tongue_in_cheek>

Hope this helps, although I doubt it will.

antirice    
The first rule of Perl club is - use Perl
The ith rule of Perl club is - follow rule i - 1 for i > 1

For your case check perldoc -q reverse or perldoc -f reverse.

For more information, read perldoc perldoc.

artist