in reply to Regex: If not beginning of string match end

use Modern::Perl;

while (<DATA>) {
    chomp;
    next if /^[s][0|6]00[0-9]{2}/;
    next unless /(\d{2})$/;
    say "$_ -> $1";
}

__DATA__
s00023
s50012
s600ad
s00012
abc-def-123456

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The first test rejects all data that fit the ^[s][0|6]00[0-9]{2} pattern.

The second test rejects all data that does not end in two digits.

If the data "survives" both tests it gets printed.

s50012 -> 12
abc-def-123456 -> 56

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