trying to find <head> in a string

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•Re: trying to find <head> in a string by merlyn (Sage) on Feb 05, 2003 at 04:09 UTC
`s/<head>/<head>\n$your_string/;` [download] -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: (nrd) trying to find <head> in a string by newrisedesigns (Curate) on Feb 05, 2003 at 05:41 UTC
Some advice not-so-directly related to your problem. If you're parsing HTML, and think (even the slightest bit) that you'll need to update your script to accommodate other tags, might I suggest HTML::TokeParser. TokeParser's a module that's good to know, and is great for making changes to strings of HTML. For projects larger than a one-tag only parser, use TokeParser. Learning it will sharpen your skills in HTML parsing, array and hash refs, and OO module use (if you aren't familiar with them now). John J Reiser newrisedesigns.com	[reply]
Re: trying to find <head> in a string by artist (Parson) on Feb 05, 2003 at 04:21 UTC
`my $string = q(This is <head> in the string); my $look = q(<head>); my $pos = length($look) + index($string,$look); substr($string,$pos,0)= 'new line'; print $string;` [download]	[reply] [d/l]