> uh...
> 
> my $lookfor = qr/car/; # this is faster and you don't even 
> need to put in the //

> > ---
> > use strict;
> > 
> > my @array = qw(car bus caravan bike cart);
> > 
> > my $lookfor = "car";
> > 
> > foreach my $element (@array) {
> >     if ($element =~ /$lookfor/) {
> >         print "Found a match!! => $element\n";
> >     } else {
> >         print "$lookfor doesn't match $element\n";
> >     }
> > }

Are you saying the if inside the foreach could be written as:

if($element =~ $lookfor) {

If the search string is defined with qr//?

 -dave



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