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Re: regex help requiredby sundialsvc4 (Abbot) |
on Jun 24, 2013 at 13:16 UTC ( [id://1040437]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Indeed. You must not only determine what it is you do want to match (hence the reply #1: “what are the relevant parts?”), but also what rules will filter out what you do not want. Seriously consider using a subroutine to allow for some conditional logic to be used ... (pseudocode follows)
Then, write a test-program using Test::More which puts your subroutine through many dozens of tests, using a carefully-chosen set of “correct,” “almost correct,” “barely incorrect” and “outright bogus” strings, to prove that your logic is actually trustworthy and reliable. (Tip: you will spend a lot more time ferreting-out the little bugs that were lurking in your original version, hoping to remain un-detected, than you originally thought possible.)
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