Re^2: Regex question - identify which pattern comes first (named captures)


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Re^2: Regex question - identify which pattern comes first (named captures)

by ikegami (Patriarch)

on May 03, 2026 at 15:53 UTC ( [id://11167691]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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Adjusted for OP:

if (
   $str =~ /
      (?: (?<_1> BA[ABC]{2} )
      |   (?<_2> CA[CD]{2} )
      |   (?<_3> DA[SC]{2} )
      )
   /x
) {
   my $first = substr( ( keys( %+ ) )[0], 1 );

   ...
}
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Update: Added missing ), as LanX pointed out.

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Re^3: Regex question - identify which pattern comes first (named captures) by LanX (Saint) on May 03, 2026 at 21:29 UTC
You might want to correct this > `(?:` Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) see Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply] [d/l]

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