Thanks Gerald. Actually the $1, $2 etc was how I originally tried it.
So the scope of those variables are only within the [$ if $] block? I thought
maybe the scope would be everything from the [$ if $] block to the [$ else $]
block. Guess not, huh? Thanks for the example code.
- Gavin
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>To: "Gavin Spomer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: $& and other special variables
>Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 17:50:05 +0100
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>> Does Embperl use the variables $&, $`, $', $1, $2 etc for things other
>than
>> pattern matching?
>
>Embperl doesn't use them in any way.
>
>But they are local, so you have to use them in the same block or assign them
>to a variable first.
>
>BTW $&, $`, $' are very expensive in Perl, it's better to use $1 $2 etc. or
>assign them directly into a list e.g.
>
> [$ if ($pre, $match, $post) = $word =~
>/^(.*?)(bill)(.*?)$/i $]
> [+ $pre +]<b>[+ $match +]</b>[+ $post +]
> [$ else $]
> [+ "$word " +]
> [$ endif $]
>
>Gerald
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