Re^2: /x modifier with \Q and \E

Thanks parv - I thought I'd try the regex debugger too just before I posted the message. I saw that it was trying to anchor ' ++ ', which prompted my question at the end of the original post. It surprised me and I thought I'd lost the plot somewhere along the line.

I wanted to make it possible for my script to handle special regex characters (like the +) so at this point, I think I'll just write cluttered regex's unless someone can point out how to do it :-)

Thanks

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Re^3: /x modifier with \Q and \E by parv (Parson) on Apr 01, 2008 at 05:54 UTC
I suppose you are aware of quotemeta function, which you could use for the same effect of `\Qpattern\E` something like (one of many variations) ... `my @patterns = map { quotemeta $_ } @string` [download] In any case, as the Gory details says, be aware of what happens with `[$@]` in `\Q` (or `quotemeta`) including other meta characters.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: /x modifier with \Q and \E by wardy3 (Scribe) on Apr 01, 2008 at 08:32 UTC
Brilliant. I was aware of `quotemeta` but I had totally forgotten. I was even considering writing my own version :-( Thanks for the help - that's what I'll use.	[reply] [d/l]