1. Re: pattern matching
Hi David!
Here is an example of using the carot see if the comparison begins with a
string:
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$comparison1="Name: Janet"; #contains the string to scan for a match
$comparison2="NamQ: Janet"; #contains the string to scan for a match
print "<br>";
if ($comparison1 =~/^Nam/) {print "Hey it starts with the string!;"}
print "<br>";
if ($comparison2 =~/^Name/){print "Hey, this one too!";}
else {print "gosh, this one doesn't";}
quit;
The above yields:
Hey it starts with the string!;
gosh, this one doesn't
Cheers!
--Warren