Re: searching a string with variable data

# $_ contains a sentence. use \d+ for more numbers or \w+ for words
if ( /see the \d brown foxes\. they are certainly fast\./ ) {
  # do something
}
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Boris

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Re^2: searching a string with variable data by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 29, 2004 at 23:47 UTC
or, if you need to know the number, note the parens around the \d: `my $count; if (($count) = /see the (\d) brown foxes/) { print("There are $count foxes. Let's go hunting!$/"); }` [download] Also, use \d+ if you want to match one or more digits, instead of just one.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: searching a string with variable data by chb (Deacon) on Nov 30, 2004 at 07:14 UTC
Lets not forget the 'certainly': `if ( /see the \d brown foxes\. they are \w+ fast\./ ) { # do something }` [download] or with capturing (like ikegami pointed out) `my ($count, $word); if (($count, $word) = /see the (\d) brown foxes\. they are (\w+) fast\ +./) { print("There are $count foxes. Let's go hunting!$/"); }` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]