Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn

On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 08:59:01AM -0500, Ricardo Signes wrote:
> * demerphq <demerphq@gmail.com> [2011-12-29T06:08:49]
> > This construct is not regexp specific, and does not warn in other situations.
> > 
> > perl -le'my $x="\Qfoo[]"; print $x'
> > foo\[\]
> > 
> > IMO, not-a-bug.
> 
> Warning on an unmatched \E might make sense.  I'm not sure.  \Q should be
> allowed to end peacefully when the string terminates.


\Q is documented to escape all non letter/digit/underscores to the next
\E or the end of the pattern, whichever comes first.



Abigail

• [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by Ed Avis
• Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by Eric Brine
• Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by demerphq
• Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by Ricardo Signes
• Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by Brian Fraser
• Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by Aristotle Pagaltzis
• Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by Tom Christiansen
• Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by Karl Williamson
• Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by Aristotle Pagaltzis
• Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by demerphq
• Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by Abigail
• Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by Ricardo Signes
• Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by Abigail
• Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by Eric Brine
• Re: [perl #107262] Unmatched \Q \E in regexp should warn by Karl Williamson