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chomp $ip; my $quad = '([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])'; if ($string =~ /^(${quad}\.){3}${quad}$/) { ## have valid IP }
# $q contains the string to test my $quad = '([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])'; ... } default { $type = 'name' } # it must be a name then... } ## end given