Hi Henning, $catch = $1 if ($string =~ /.*(E)\d*\b/);
you can use this to test it: $catch = $1 if ($string =~ /.*(E\d*)\b/); -- Regards, Akhthar Parvez K http://www.sysadminguide.com/ UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity - Dennis Ritchie On Tuesday 02 Nov 2010, Larsen, Henning Engelbrecht wrote: > I want to search a string for patterns but starting the search from the > _end_ instead of from the beginning, using a regular expression. > > For instance I want to find the last 'E' in the string > > > > ...looong string possibly with many E's.......E.....no capital e' > here...3456 > > > > The regular expression E$ will match an 'E' but only if it is at the > very end. That's not the (only) match I want - also the E in '...E123' > should match. > > > > One obvious solution is to reverse the string and use normal methods to > find the first 'E', but there must be smarter ways, as this appears to > be a relatively common problem to solve. Isn't it? > > > > Any hints are welcome. > > Thanks from > > henning > > -- Regards, Akhthar Parvez K http://www.sysadminguide.com/ UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity - Dennis Ritchie -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
