Re^5: surprised to find cannot assign s/../../ to a variable

It's not always need substitution, just matched parts will do, sometimes substitution make it simple. for like s/\.^.+$//r just like /(.*?)(?:\.^.*)$/

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Re^6: surprised to find cannot assign s/../../ to a variable by hippo (Archbishop) on Jul 05, 2024 at 15:45 UTC
`m//` and `s///` are two completely different operators. Do not try to shoehorn them into a single expression like that - you will just be creating less maintainable code. The best solution is not always the one with fewest keystrokes. `if ($some_condition) { ($foo) = ($bar =~ m/capturing_pattern/); else { ($foo = $bar) =~ s/pattern/replacement/; }` [download] That should hopefully be unambiguous and more maintainable than the original proposal. 🦛	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^6: surprised to find cannot assign s/../../ to a variable
by hippo (Archbishop) on Jul 05, 2024 at 15:45 UTC

m// and s/// are two completely different operators. Do not try to shoehorn them into a single expression like that - you will just be creating less maintainable code. The best solution is not always the one with fewest keystrokes.

if ($some_condition) {
  ($foo) = ($bar =~ m/capturing_pattern/);
else {
  ($foo = $bar) =~ s/pattern/replacement/;
}
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That should hopefully be unambiguous and more maintainable than the original proposal.

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