RE: regexp in 5.005_61: (?{...})

> "Konovalov, Vadim" <vkonovalov@lucent.com> wrote
> > While ramblering in Perl's regexp source I've noticed that (?{...})
> > construction is parsed in regcomp.c in too simplified way.
> 
> > perl -e '/(?{print "Hello{"})/'
> > explains:
> > Sequence (?{...}) not terminated or not {}-balanced at -e line 1, within
> pattern
> > /(?{print "Hello{"})/: Sequence (?{...}) not terminated or not
> {}-balanced at -e line 1.
> 
> But you can circumvent it with an escape:
> 
>          perl -e '/(?{print "Hello\{"})/'
>          Hello{
> 
Yes, I did not noticed that before.
Thank you :)

Good luck,
Vadim.

• regexp in 5.005_61: (?{...}) by Konovalov, Vadim
• RE: regexp in 5.005_61: (?{...}) by Konovalov, Vadim
• Re: regexp in 5.005_61: (?{...}) by M.J.T. Guy
• Re: regexp in 5.005_61: (?{...}) by Ilya Zakharevich