Re: Perl treats period as space in string

if ($string =~ m/\Q$phrase\E/i){
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Re^2: Perl treats period as space in string by htmanning (Friar) on Jul 20, 2021 at 20:29 UTC
Thanks!	[reply]
Re^3: Perl treats period as space in string by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jul 22, 2021 at 04:03 UTC
Note that this also matches `fooclub.market`. Not sure if that's what you want. If you want to perform an exact case-insensitive comparison, use `if ($string =~ /^\Q$phrase\E\z/i)` [download] or `use feature qw( fc ); if (fc($string) eq fc($phrase))` [download] The second is probably faster. Seeking work! You can reach me at ikegami@adaelis.com	[reply] [d/l] [select]