striped name to variable

[blnukem]

Hi All

How do I strip a word out of a phrase and save the striped part as a
variable example:

$phrase = "My name is Nick<br>";
$phrase =~ s/Nick//is;

Now how do I set a new variable that equals the striped part "Nick"

 

[Sam Holden]

Hi All

How do I strip a word out of a phrase and save the striped part as a
variable example:

$phrase = "My name is Nick<br>";
$phrase =~ s/Nick//is;

Now how do I set a new variable that equals the striped part "Nick"

$new_variable = 'Nick';

Or if we pretend Nick isn't a constant string:

if ($phrase =~ s/(Nick)//is) {
$new_variable = $1;
}

 

[Paul Lalli]

Hi All

How do I strip a word out of a phrase and save the striped part as a
variable example:

$phrase = "My name is Nick<br>";
$phrase =~ s/Nick//is;

Now how do I set a new variable that equals the striped part "Nick"

Save your matches with parentheses, then access them with the $1, $2, $3,
.... variables.

my $name;
if ($phrase =~ s/(Nick)//i){
$name = $1;
}


run `perldoc perlre` and search for 'capture' for more info.

On an unrelated note, why are you using the /s modifier in your RegExp?
It serves no purpose here.

Paul Lalli

 

[GreenLight]

Hi All

How do I strip a word out of a phrase and save the striped part as a
variable example:

$phrase = "My name is Nick<br>";
$phrase =~ s/Nick//is;

Now how do I set a new variable that equals the striped part "Nick"

my $stripped = ($phrase =~ s/(Nick)//i);