Hi Rob, On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:45:02 +0100 Rob Dixon <rob.di...@gmx.com> wrote:
> My memory always fails me regarding the result of a Perl pattern match. > It depends on > > - m// or s/// > - scalar or list context > - /g qualifier > > ... and I am not certain that that is all! > Heh, yes, that trips me too. > The details are in > > perldoc perlre > That's not all there is there. And the "BUGS" section reads: [QUOTE] This document varies from difficult to understand to completely and utterly opaque. The wandering prose riddled with jargon is hard to fathom in several places. [/QUOTE] so possibly adding stuff to it would not be a good idea. > but my question is whether the list thinks a more ordered document would > be useful? I think it would be, but maybe as an appendix to perldoc perlretut or a greater document. If all else fails, then you can post it here and/or your blog, and I can link it from http://perl-begin.org/topics/regular-expressions/ (or mirror it there, if the licence permits that.). > > I am happy to expand on and publish my pencilled notes, but other > people's input would be invaluable, and I would welcome other related > suggestions. > you can start by making a post here. Regards, Shlomi Fish > Rob > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Why I Love Perl - http://shlom.in/joy-of-perl My Commodore 64 is suffering from slowness and insufficiency of memory, and its display device is grievously short of pixels. Can anybody help? — Omer Zak Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
