Re: Match integer or floating point numbers, then parse triplets

Maybe you want to use a CSV parser instead? Text::CSV_XS?

Also, (.)+ does not do what you seem to think it does. Maybe (.+) does more of what you want?

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Re^2: Match integer or floating point numbers, then parse triplets by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Sep 14, 2011 at 19:42 UTC
`$intOrFloat = qr/^[+-]?\ (\d+(\.\d)?\|\.\d+)([eE][+-]?\d+)?$/;` [download] metaperl: Also note that the definition of `$intOrFloat` given in the OP requires that the integer or float be the only thing in the string (i.e., it must start at the start `^` and end at the `$` end), and the example string given in the OP `$_ = "0:20,1.00,g,1.00;65,4.00,g,4.00";` and the pattern used to match it `/0:(.)+,$intOrFloat/` both have other stuff at the start. Update: metaperl: Good luck with your homework assignment.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^2: Match integer or floating point numbers, then parse triplets
by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Sep 14, 2011 at 19:42 UTC

$intOrFloat = qr/^[+-]?\ *(\d+(\.\d*)?|\.\d+)([eE][+-]?\d+)?$/;
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metaperl:
Also note that the definition of $intOrFloat given in the OP requires that the integer or float be the only thing in the string (i.e., it must start at the start ^ and end at the $ end), and the example string given in the OP
$_ = "0:20,1.00,g,1.00;65,4.00,g,4.00";
and the pattern used to match it
/0:(.)+,$intOrFloat/
both have other stuff at the start.

Update: metaperl: Good luck with your homework assignment.

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