Re: regular expressions with !

try using 'not' instead of '!', like so:

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if(not $test_string =~ /$regex/) {
...
}
...
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It's basically a question of operator precedence.

To make your intentions clearer, you should probably use the '!~' operator:

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if($test_string !~ /$regex/) {
...
}
...
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Re^2: regular expressions with ! by ikegami (Patriarch) on Sep 14, 2006 at 14:27 UTC
or `... if ($test_string !~ /$regex/) { ... } ...` [download] Perl operators and their precedence	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: regular expressions with ! by Tomte (Priest) on Sep 14, 2006 at 14:37 UTC
It is considered good style to mark such a massive edit of a node as you have done here...either ~~strike old content out~~, or at least leave a note like `Edit: ...`. regards, tomte An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. -- Albert Camus	[reply] [d/l]