my $re = qr/(${ \$obj->gimme_sweet_love })/; for my $match ( qw(yes yeah ja jup ok) ) { print "\$match value:", $match; print "HURAY (m)" if $match =~ m/$re/; print "count = ".$obj->cnt; } #### $match value:yes count = 1 $match value:yeah HURAY (m) count = 1 $match value:ja count = 1 $match value:jup count = 1 $match value:ok count = 1