Re: what would you like to see in perl5.12?

in reply to what would you like to see in perl5.12?

On the basis of replace text with function ? and similar, a version of s///(g) that takes a code ref as the second half of the construct (somehow) and calls the subroutine with @_ aliased to the current captures:

sub transform (
   $_[ 0 ] = 'tripped';
}

...

$text =~ s[cow\s+(jumps)\s+over][\&transform]rg; ## /r for 'ref'?
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Re^2: what would you like to see in perl5.12? by ysth (Canon) on Jan 12, 2009 at 07:25 UTC
I'd rather see a match object made available that contains all the information about the match. -- Online Fortune Cookie Search Office Space merchandise	[reply]
Re^3: what would you like to see in perl5.12? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jan 12, 2009 at 07:30 UTC
Perhaps the object could be `$_[ 0 ]` and `@_[1 .. n]` could be direct aliases to `$1 .. $n`? The correspondance between `$1` and `$_[1]` would make for nice symmetry. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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