Re: $1 don't reset (non loop)

Why doesn't $1 reset when the regexp doesn't match anything?

It's a feature, not a bug :-)

Actually there are times when it comes in handy, if I'm doing stuff where I need it to be redefined I usually use an if {} elsif{} else{} loop. That way it only goes into the {} if the if (or elsif) matches. If you don't want to use an elsif (because you are checking a few things) just use multiple if statements.

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Re: Re: $1 don't reset (non loop) by jockel (Beadle) on Feb 17, 2004 at 14:01 UTC
Well... this time I think it's a bug =).. It would've been great if you could define this so called "feature" with a special $ variable. Anyway .. now when I know about this "feature" and won't make the mistake again =) /jocke	[reply]