in reply to Re^2: Defining substring matches
in thread Defining substring matches

Um. I cannot remember ever using indexes above 0 with @- or @+. I'm sure I probably have at some point, but I don't remember doing so.

When I first typed it, I didn't use capture brackets and only printed the id and position. I added the capture brackets and '$1' as an afterthought.

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