Re^2: how can I use regular expresion if my string to be matched has round brackets


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by lightoverhead (Pilgrim)

on Oct 06, 2008 at 19:06 UTC ( [id://715640]=note: print w/replies, xml )

Need Help??

why it works with

my $ipn=qr/\( going \) there/;
or
my $ipn=qw/\( going \) there/;
[download]

but it doesn't work with

my $ipn="\( going \) there";
[download]

Thanks.

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Re^3: how can I use regular expresion if my string to be matched has round brackets by GrandFather (Saint) on Oct 06, 2008 at 23:00 UTC
You need: `my $ipn="\$ going \$ there";` [download] The \\ gets replaced by \ when the string is parsed. Perl reduces RSI - it saves typing	[reply] [d/l]

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