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in thread Use function as a regex

You can probably use straight-up $str =~ re() syntax with global searches as well, just make sure the re() returns a :lvalue. Either that or return a ref: $str =~ ${re()}.

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Re^3: Use function as a regex
by Eily (Monsignor) on Feb 15, 2018 at 17:17 UTC

    I don't see any connexion between :lvalue and /g. $str =~ ${re()} isn't a global search but the output of qr is already a reference so /${re()}/g works, as pointed out by salva.

      Embarrasing. I read it exactly backwards. Something like while (str() =~ /(.)/g) can be made to work by using sub str :lvalue { state $x = "abcd" }.

      Sorry about the noise.