Hello, could someone please explain me these results:
-------------------- use strict; use warnings; my $re = qr!a!; $_ = join '', <DATA>; print "1) ".scalar($_ =~ /$re/g)."\n"; my @a = $_ =~ /$re/g; print "1) ".scalar(@a)."\n"; __DATA__ jaskdgbanio ehioa sdoija oihfcasoi dnfmalmods gnijashdugoiahisr goijmocsvhaooajoi ajo sdjahsoia ----------------------- Output: 1) 1 1) 12 thanks in advance -- Best regards, Alexandru mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/