Re^3: Splitting 2 different patterns

But m|(.+)-(.+)/(.+)/(.+)| will also match 'xf-3/2/a' or even '@-&-*&^-@#$/_)(/&^/%-$#?!' which seems less, not more, defensive.

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Re^4: Splitting 2 different patterns by choroba (Cardinal) on Mar 17, 2015 at 12:21 UTC
It depends on what you're trying to defend: wrong data, or the maintainer? لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply]
Re^4: Splitting 2 different patterns by karlgoethebier (Abbot) on Mar 17, 2015 at 13:08 UTC
"...will also match 'xf-3/2/a' or even '@-&-&^-@#$/_)(/&^/%-$#?!'"* Sure, it will. But i have a strong faith in the good in people. But for peace in the monastry i eat humble pie - here the revised version (still 3 chars less to type): `my @outputlist = $myint=~m\|(\w+)-(\d+)/(\d+)/(\d+)\|;` Edit: Minor improvement of formatting. Best regards, Karl «The Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostrophe»	[reply] [d/l]