Re: Re: Faced with Null/blank/empty value

[jsprat]

Good idea - especially if it is in a loop. Instead of all three regexes every time, it'll do a maximum of 3.

In order to get the same results, however, the three regexes need to be reversed. In bh_perl's example, when the first match and the last match succeeded, $1 and $2 are set in the third match. In your example, if the first match succeeds the third is never evaluated so $1 and $2 are set by the first match. Reverse the three matches and the results will match the OP's.

[cLive ;-)]

I assumed that only one match was required and that bh_perl was just a little inexperienced here in coding that idea. If you look, the 3 regular expressions are exclusive - ie, if one matches, the other two won't.

cLive ;-)

[jsprat]

If you look, the 3 regular expressions are exclusive - ie, if one matches, the other two won't.

Ahhh, good point. I didn't look at the regexes closely enough.