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my $length = $x =~ /(\d+)$/ ? length $1 : 0;

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While I think this is what you're looking for, I'm just guessing at what the right answer is if there is no match.

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Re^2: Length of first captured match
by QM (Parson) on May 07, 2006 at 01:21 UTC
    While I think this is what you're looking for, I'm just guessing at what the right answer is if there is no match.
    Actually, there will always be a match, but it's appropriate to worry about null matches.

    -QM
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