Re: perl 5.8.8 equivalent of ?|

Just use a simple /(?: instead of /(?|, and then if there's a mathc, the magical $+ variable will contain what you need.

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Re^2: perl 5.8.8 equivalent of ?\| by Anonyrnous Monk (Hermit) on Dec 13, 2010 at 09:10 UTC
Using `$+` only works with one capture per alternation, though. In other words, it's not a general substitute for `(?\|...)`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: perl 5.8.8 equivalent of ?\| by ambrus (Abbot) on Dec 13, 2010 at 09:38 UTC
True. The general substitute (even more general than `/(?\|` is) is named captures, but sadly those too aren't available in perl 5.8.8; or the defined-or operator like `$1//$2`, which too isn't in perl 5.8.8.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^2: perl 5.8.8 equivalent of ?\| by Anonyrnous Monk (Hermit) on Dec 13, 2010 at 09:10 UTC
Using `$+` only works with one capture per alternation, though. In other words, it's not a general substitute for `(?\|...)`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: perl 5.8.8 equivalent of ?\| by ambrus (Abbot) on Dec 13, 2010 at 09:38 UTC
True. The general substitute (even more general than `/(?\|` is) is named captures, but sadly those too aren't available in perl 5.8.8; or the defined-or operator like `$1//$2`, which too isn't in perl 5.8.8.	[reply] [d/l] [select]