Re^3: search pattern and arrays

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~~Get the string stored in $1; use it as the key into a hash named %qq; print the value of that hash element. There should only be one value, by definition.~~
Revised:Get the number stored in $1; use it as the index into an array named @qq; print the value of that array element. There should only be one value, by definition.

Try this (though, since this is either homework or an exam, I may be playing with your head. Good luck...):

if ( /^(\d*).+(\d*)$/ )
    {
#      $1 containing the starting numeric string, if any.
#      $2 contains the terminating numeric string, if any.
    }
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Thanks to toolic was proving that my eyesight is every bit as bad as I fear...

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Re^4: search pattern and arrays by toolic (Bishop) on Jan 25, 2008 at 19:56 UTC
a hash named %qq I don't think so. The OP asked about `qq{$1}`, not `$qq{$1}`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: search pattern and arrays by apl (Monsignor) on Jan 25, 2008 at 20:00 UTC
Are those parens? They looked like curly braces to me. Thanks for the heads up. (Or I could say sssshhhhh, I'm messing up his homework...)	[reply]
Re^6: search pattern and arrays by blazar (Canon) on Jan 26, 2008 at 16:07 UTC
I personally believe that it doesn't make a difference. It's the (absence of the) `$` sigil that does. `--` If you can't understand the incipit, then please check the IPB Campaign.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: search pattern and arrays by mercuryshipz (Acolyte) on Jan 25, 2008 at 20:10 UTC
thanks apl Mercury.	[reply]