On Dec 31, 2007 1:29 PM, Jeremy Kister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> what is a correct way to use a variable as an operator ?
There is no correct way to use a variable as an operator.
> my $regex = 'word';
> my $modifier = 'i';
> my $string = 'a string that has Words in it';
>
> if($string =~ /$regex/$modifier){
> print "match\n";
> }
This is why '(?i)' was invented. You want something like this:
my $word = 'word';
my $modifier = '(?i)';
my $string = 'a string that has Words in it';
if ($string =~ /$modifier$word/) {
print "match!\n";
}
Hope this helps!
--Tom Phoenix
Stonehenge Perl Training
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