Can I Postmatch an array element?

softserve has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I've loaded a file into an array using Tie::File and I'm using grep load arrays with matching lines. This works fine for the various lines I want to extract, but not for one set of lines where I need just the second part of the lines that have a colon but not the colon nor what comes before it. Is there a way to use ${^POSTMATCH} to solve this problem?

I'm using...

@lines = grep (/:/, @array);
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My current output looks like...

Date: 1 Mon 2007
Operator: Bill
Manufacturer: Harris Corporation
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But what I need is...

1 Mon 2007
Bill
Harris Corporation
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Thank you for your time and effort.

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Re: Can I Postmatch an array element? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 20, 2010 at 03:32 UTC
`my @lines = map { /:\s(.)/ ? $1 : () } @array;` [download] Of course, Tie::File is totally useless here. You can use `my @lines = map { /:\s(.)/ ? $1 : () } <$fh>;` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Can I Postmatch an array element? by Anonymous Monk on Mar 20, 2010 at 03:34 UTC
You can use map to solve that problem: `my @lines = map /:\s*(.+)/, @array;` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Can I Postmatch an array element? by softserve (Initiate) on Mar 20, 2010 at 05:43 UTC
Thank you all for your help. Map did the trick.	[reply]