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Re: regex search fails

by friedo (Prior)
on Mar 12, 2009 at 14:41 UTC ( [id://750174]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to regex search fails

Try print if /\Q$pattern/. Since your pattern contains the literal string '$testVar', using the \Q escape will prevent it from being interpolated in the match.

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Re^2: regex search fails
by stephanm (Sexton) on Mar 12, 2009 at 23:03 UTC
    Thanks everyone. The \Q did the trick.

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