^([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+ # any character repeated from the set memorized into $1
)@ # followed by an @
([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+) # any character repeated from the set memorized into $2
\.([a-zA-Z]{2,5})$ # any alphabetic character in both cases 2 - 5 in length
into $3It looks like it will match an email address -----Original Message----- From: newBee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 October 2007 01:07 To: beginners@perl.org Subject: Trying to figure the Regex Please Help ^([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)@([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)\.([a-zA-Z]{2,5})$ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/ This e-mail is from the PA Group. For more information, see www.thepagroup.com. This e-mail may contain confidential information. Only the addressee is permitted to read, copy, distribute or otherwise use this email or any attachments. If you have received it in error, please contact the sender immediately. Any opinion expressed in this e-mail is personal to the sender and may not reflect the opinion of the PA Group. Any e-mail reply to this address may be subject to interception or monitoring for operational reasons or for lawful business practices. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
