>>>>> "MA" == Mishustin Alexey <[email protected]> writes:
MA> Why do these regexps handle only the first number? MA> my $raised_num = 'Tab_10' =~ /^Tab_(.*)$/; MA> print $raised_num."\n"; MA> $raised_num = 'Tab_11' =~ /^Tab_([0-9]+)$/; MA> print $raised_num."\n"; MA> $raised_num = 'Tab_12' =~ /^Tab_([0-9][0-9])$/; MA> print $raised_num."\n"; MA> $ ./test.pl MA> 1 MA> 1 MA> 1 try changing the number to something that doesn't start with 1 and see the results. then come back here for why this is happening. MA> But, according to all rules, both numbers must be handled: MA> 10 MA> 11 MA> 12 you aren't obeying the rules! look carefully at the docs about the return value of // and how to grab things. my clue above should help. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [email protected] -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] http://learn.perl.org/
