> -----Original Message----- > From: Stewart Anderson > Sent: 18 November 2008 12:20 > To: beginners@perl.org > Cc: Stewart Anderson > Subject: RE: Regular expression problem > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: howa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 18 November 2008 08:53 > > To: beginners@perl.org > > Subject: Regular expression problem > > > > Hello, > > > > I have two strings: > > > > 1. abc > > 2. abc& > > > > > > The line of string might end with "&" or not, so I use the expression: > > > > (.*)[$&] > > > > > > Why it didn't work out? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://learn.perl.org/ > > > Don't think there is anything wrong with the regex per say the script > below uses ur regex and seems to work ok, in that it matches lines with > an & anchored to the end of the line. > > HTH > > #! /usr/bin/perl > use warnings; > use strict; > while (<DATA>){ > print "String:\t" . $_ ; > if ( $_ =~ /(.*)[&]$/) { > print "match in line: $.\n"; > }else { > print "no match in line: $.\n"; > > } > > } > __DATA__ > 123& > &123 > 123456& > 12&4545
lol Oops I did not realise that I actually changed your regex slightly!! Information in this email including any attachments may be privileged, confidential and is intended exclusively for the addressee. The views expressed may not be official policy, but the personal views of the originator. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete it from your system. You should not reproduce, distribute, store, retransmit, use or disclose its contents to anyone. Please note we reserve the right to monitor all e-mail communication through our internal and external networks. SKY and the SKY marks are trade marks of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and are used under licence. British Sky Broadcasting Limited (Registration No. 2906991), Sky Interactive Limited (Registration No. 3554332), Sky-In-Home Service Limited (Registration No. 2067075) and Sky Subscribers Services Limited (Registration No. 2340150) are direct or indirect subsidiaries of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (Registration No. 2247735). All of the companies mentioned in this paragraph are incorporated in England and Wales and share the same registered office at Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
