my $rule = Path::Iterator::Rule->new; if ($id =~ /^([0-9A-F]{2})/) { my $int = $1; $rule->and( sub { m#/INT $int# } ); } #### my $rule = Path::Iterator::Rule->new; if ($id =~ /^([0-9A-F]{2})/) { my $int = $1; $rule->and( sub { m#/INT (??{ "$int" })# } ); }