Re: Small question: Why can't I print "@-"?

You can interpolate both arrays, but you have to do so at the right time

print "@-:@+" 
  while 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' =~ /(\b.+?\b)(.+
+?)\b/g

0 0 3:4 3 4
4 4 9:10 9 10
10 10 15:16 15 16
16 16 19:20 19 20
20 20 25:26 25 26
26 26 30:31 30 31
31 31 34:35 34 35
35 35 39:40 39 40

print "@-:@+"
:
[download]

Both arrays are reset before a new match is attempted, so when the match fails, they contain nothing to interpolate.

Examine what is said, not who speaks.

"Efficiency is intelligent laziness." -David Dunham
"When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong." -Richard Buckminster Fuller
If I understand your problem, I can solve it! Of course, the same can be said for you.

Comment on Re: Small question: Why can't I print "@-"? Download Code

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: Re: Small question: Why can't I print "@-"? by Not_a_Number (Prior) on Sep 23, 2003 at 19:58 UTC
Right, thanks, this must be a version thing. If I use your code: `print "@-:@+\n" while 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' =~ /(\b.+?\b)(.+ +?)\b/g` [download] I get the following output: `@-:@+ @-:@+ @-:@+ @-:@+ @-:@+ @-:@+ @-:@+ @-:@+` [download] whereas if I adapt it as per sauoq's suggestion below: `print "@{-}:@{+}\n" while 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' =~ /(\b.+?\b)(.+ +?)\b/g` [download] I get what I want. I use AS 5.61 on XP dave	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: Re: Small question: Why can't I print "@-"? by thelenm (Vicar) on Sep 23, 2003 at 21:33 UTC
Yep, this a known bug in 5.6.1, but it is fixed in 5.8.0. -- Mike -- `XML::Simpler does not require XML::Parser or a SAX parser. It does require File::Slurp. -- grantm, perldoc XML::Simpler`	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Small question: Why can't I print "@-"? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 23, 2003 at 20:04 UTC
Ah! I ran the sample on AS 5.8.0 Examine what is said, not who speaks. "Efficiency is intelligent laziness." -David Dunham "When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong." -Richard Buckminster Fuller If I understand your problem, I can solve it! Of course, the same can be said for you.	[reply]