HolyNoob wrote:
Hi,
Hello,
I'm trying to make a regexp to match the last appearance of a word (lets say 'abc') until the first appearance of another word (for ex: 'xyz'), and I still cannot do it. For example: with a string like this "abc abc abc toto toto xyz xyz xyz" , which regexp I have to use to get "abc toto toto xyz". I can extract this "abc abc abc toto toto xyz" with m/abc(.*?)xyz/
No you can't. You can extract " abc abc toto toto " with m/abc(.*?)xyz/. If you want to extract "abc abc abc toto toto xyz" then you have to use /(abc.*?xyz)/.
To extract "abc toto toto xyz" try /.*(abc.*?xyz)/. John -- The programmer is fighting against the two most destructive forces in the universe: entropy and human stupidity. -- Damian Conway -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
