Re: Using previous match in the same matching regexp

my ($len,$substring) = ($string =~ /^(\d+) ((??{qr".{$1}"}))/);
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perlre explains the experimental postponed-regexp feature.

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Re^2: Using previous match in the same matching regexp by Anonymous Monk on Nov 16, 2005 at 23:17 UTC
Tightening up just a wee bit more... `my ($len,$substring) = ($string =~ /^(\d+) ((??{".{$1}"}))/);` [download]	[reply] [d/l]