Re^2: Parse::RecDescent grammar definition

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The second problem is that your print statement only belongs to the second rule, i.e. if Pre is matched, nothing is done at all.

Wow, there is something I am not getting here. I would expect %item to have what matches in the rule, so if the rule is "Pre | Post", %item would have either the "Pre" or the "Post" matching part.

Obviously I am getting all this wrong

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Re^3: Parse::RecDescent grammar definition by jethro (Monsignor) on Mar 21, 2011 at 17:22 UTC
You are right, %item has either the Pre or Post matching part. But only in one case does it print anything! `Entry : Pre \| Post { use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \%item;} # is equivalent to Entry : Pre Entry : Post { use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \%item; } # is equivalent to Entry : Post { use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \%item; } Entry : Pre # is NOT equivalent to Entry : Pre { use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \%item; } Entry : Post { use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \%item; }` [download] And the last example is what you want	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^3: Parse::RecDescent grammar definition
by jethro (Monsignor) on Mar 21, 2011 at 17:22 UTC

You are right, %item has either the Pre or Post matching part. But only in one case does it print anything!

Entry      : Pre | Post
  { use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \%item;}

# is equivalent to

Entry : Pre 
Entry : Post
  { use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \%item; }

# is equivalent to

Entry : Post
  { use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \%item; }
Entry : Pre

# is NOT equivalent to

Entry : Pre 
  { use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \%item; }
Entry : Post
 { use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \%item; }
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And the last example is what you want

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