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$x = 'abc' =~ /a(.)c/; # 1 (or false on fail) @x = 'abc' =~ /a(.)c/; # b (or () on fail) $x = ( 'abc' =~ /a(.)c/ )[0]; # b (or undef on fail)
$x = 'abc' =~ /a(.)c/ && $1; # b (or false on fail)