Perl Version: v5.14.2 ============================================================ *** NO look-ahead *** ============================================================ Prematch: 'www ' Match: 'xxx-A-B-C-D' Postmatch: ' yyy zzz-E-F-G-H' ------------------------------------------------------------ Prematch: 'www xxx-A-B-C-D yyy ' Match: 'zzz-E-F-G-H' Postmatch: '' ------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================ *** USING look-ahead *** ============================================================ Prematch: 'www ' Match: '' Postmatch: 'xxx-A-B-C-D yyy zzz-E-F-G-H' ------------------------------------------------------------ Prematch: 'www x' Match: '' Postmatch: 'xx-A-B-C-D yyy zzz-E-F-G-H' ------------------------------------------------------------ Prematch: 'www xx' Match: '' Postmatch: 'x-A-B-C-D yyy zzz-E-F-G-H' ------------------------------------------------------------ Prematch: 'www xxx' Match: '' Postmatch: '-A-B-C-D yyy zzz-E-F-G-H' ------------------------------------------------------------ Prematch: 'www xxx-' Match: '' Postmatch: 'A-B-C-D yyy zzz-E-F-G-H' ------------------------------------------------------------ Prematch: 'www xxx-A' Match: '' Postmatch: '-B-C-D yyy zzz-E-F-G-H' ------------------------------------------------------------ Prematch: 'www xxx-A-B-C-D yyy ' Match: '' Postmatch: 'zzz-E-F-G-H' ------------------------------------------------------------ Prematch: 'www xxx-A-B-C-D yyy z' Match: '' Postmatch: 'zz-E-F-G-H' ------------------------------------------------------------ Prematch: 'www xxx-A-B-C-D yyy zz' Match: '' Postmatch: 'z-E-F-G-H' ------------------------------------------------------------ Prematch: 'www xxx-A-B-C-D yyy zzz' Match: '' Postmatch: '-E-F-G-H' ------------------------------------------------------------ Prematch: 'www xxx-A-B-C-D yyy zzz-' Match: '' Postmatch: 'E-F-G-H' ------------------------------------------------------------ Prematch: 'www xxx-A-B-C-D yyy zzz-E' Match: '' Postmatch: '-F-G-H' ------------------------------------------------------------