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Re^3: Parse::RandGen::Regexp

by ikegami (Patriarch)
on Aug 07, 2005 at 07:09 UTC ( [id://481630]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: Parse::RandGen::Regexp
in thread Parse::RandGen::Regexp

You mean you start with /test/smi from some outside source? The only way to use that is to eval it. Of course, that means using eval on something from an outside source, which is a big no-no.

If the user can only use / as the delimiter, then a simple regexp will process the options:

use strict; use warnings; # For example, get regexp from command line: $regepx = $ARGV[0]; # Look for and remove end slashes and modifiers. $regexp =~ s{^/} {} or die("Bad input\n"); $regexp =~ s{/([msix]*)$}{} or die("Bad input\n"); my $modifiers_on = $1; my $modifiers_off = join '', grep { index($modifiers_on, $_) < 0 } qw( x i s m ); # Add the modifiers: $regexp = "(?${modifiers_on}-${modifiers_off}:${regexp})"; # Compile the regexp and check for errors: $regexp = eval { qr/$regexp/ } or die("Bad regexp: $@\n"); # Now you can use it: print($str =~ $regexp ? 'match' : 'no match', "\n");

It's trickier if you want to support substitutions and the (g)lobal modifier. You're better off asking for these as seperate arguments. (The search string, the replace string and the modifiers.)

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Re^4: Parse::RandGen::Regexp
by paulski (Beadle) on Aug 08, 2005 at 06:31 UTC
    Thanks, this is really helpful. :-)

    Paul

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