Re^2: Matching patterns containing a caret

$p = $s = "\^xxx";

You probably meant

$s = "^xxx";
$p = '\^xxx';  # or "\\^xxx"
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(a backslash in a double-quoted string just escapes the next char...)

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Re^3: Matching patterns containing a caret by chromatic (Archbishop) on Apr 26, 2009 at 23:03 UTC
Why worry about quoting constructs? qr// has worked very well for ages: `my $p = qr/\^xxx/;`	[reply] [d/l]