Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote:
(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)
Better yet, use Regexp::Common:
use Regexp::Common qw(number); /(\w+)(?:\s+$RE{num}{real}){3,3}\s+(\w+)/;
That's an alternative, but would it necessarily be better? To me, using a module for such a trivial thing just creates another level of abstraction without actually making it easier.
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