in reply to Re: Re: regex "o" modifier
in thread regex "o" modifier

You cannot apply modifiers to a regex object after it has been defined. Rewrite this as qr!yes|no!o. And the answer to your question is that yes the o modifier comes into play with qr// and locks in the regex the first time it is used.

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: Re: Re: Re: regex "o" modifier
by Popcorn Dave (Abbot) on May 07, 2003 at 03:52 UTC
    Thanks! Now it makes sense.

    But it does make me question one other point. If I don't use the /o in the qr!yes|no!o, if I loop over a set of values using the qr'd regex, does it recompile it every time?

    There is no emoticon for what I'm feeling now.

[reply]
      Nope, it won't recompile every time. That's the benefit of using qr.

      J

[reply]

In Section Seekers of Perl Wisdom