if ('foo 123 bar' =~ /(\d+)/) { print("$1\n"); } #### 123 #### for (1..2) { if ('ab' =~ /a/g) { print("match\n"); } else { print("no match\n"); } } #### match no match #### for (1..2) { if ('ab' =~ /a/) { print("match\n"); } else { print("no match\n"); } } #### match match