>Are you thinking of : > >( $a1,$b1,$a2,$b2,$a3,$b3,$a4,$b4,$a5,$b5 ) = $_ =~ /regexp/ ?
that might be what i need- if i'm going to be working with these values alot, then i want to know what they are at the outset.... > >The result of a regexp ($1..$9) are returned in array context, so you can >either assign them to an array > >@data = $_ =~ /regexp/ > >or return them to named variables as above. > >I use the above, because I can't stand using '$1' '$2' '$3' etc for more >than >two lines of code below the regexp capture, because context is lost to >the reader. exactly! i have enough trouble with the regex itself to worry about what the captures refer to. I'd forgotten about matches returning in a list context- no s/// required. thanks, willy http://www.hackswell.com/corenth -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
