Re^3: I need a "non-trivial" bug for my script!

Hah, I hated that one! Out of curiosity, what is the best method of fixing it? Undefining $1 before the regex (not sure if that is possible), testing to see if the regex is successful, or something else?

And you didn't even know bears could type.

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Re^4: I need a "non-trivial" bug for my script! by f00li5h (Chaplain) on Feb 27, 2009 at 00:36 UTC
Do the match in list context, and don't use `$\d+` at all `if (@kitties = $string =~ /pattern (with) captures/) { paw_at @kitties; }` [download] Obviously you can use `my($cats, $kittens)` in place of `@kitties` there. The other option is check that the match succeeded first `if ($string =~ /pattern (with) captures/) { paw_at $1; }` [download] but `$1` is ugly... unpacking into either an array or bundle of scalars will get you less maintenence-programmer hate. `@_=qw; ask f00li5h to appear and remain for a moment of pretend better than a lifetime;;s;;@_[map hex,split'',B204316D8C2A4516DE];;y/05/os/&print;`	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^4: I need a "non-trivial" bug for my script!
by f00li5h (Chaplain) on Feb 27, 2009 at 00:36 UTC

Do the match in list context, and don't use $\d+ at all

if (@kitties = $string =~ /pattern (with) captures/) {
  paw_at @kitties;
}
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my($cats, $kittens)

@kitties

The other option is check that the match succeeded first

if ($string =~ /pattern (with) captures/) {
  paw_at $1;
}
[download]

$1

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