Re: case preservation in regexp

Or print "<span class='topic'>$1</span>" if /\b(cat)\b/i;

Update: Added the missing parentheses (thanks halley)

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Re^2: case preservation in regexp by halley (Prior) on Feb 10, 2005 at 18:04 UTC
Parentheses matter. You didn't capture a `$1`. `print "<span class='topic'>$1</span>" if /\b(cat)\b/i;` [download] If only the first letter should be flexible, `print "<span class='topic'>$1</span>" if /\b([Cc]at)\b/;` [download] -- `[ e d @ h a l l e y . c c ]`	[reply] [d/l] [select]