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

* Abigail <abigail@abigail.be> [2011-12-29T12:33:05]
> > 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.

I was pretty sure it was, but didn't find the documentation in the brief look I
had before posting.  All I found was talk about \Q..\E pairs, with a few
examples that omitted \E.

I am definitely opposed to clucking about a missing \E -- but where is it
documented, so I can find it next time? :)

-- 
rjbs

• [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