Re: Replacing exactly the found instance in REGEX

Then use s///:

$string =~ s/(traderid)(.*?)(traderid)/${1}myword${3}/s;
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Re^2: Replacing exactly the found instance in REGEX by gwadej (Chaplain) on Dec 09, 2008 at 14:46 UTC
To extend what JavaFan is saying, you can use the `s///` operator in place of the test and substitute. In your example there doesn't seem to be any reason to test the string first. G. Wade	[reply] [d/l]