Replacement in a string with a function call.

[K.J. 44]

Hi,

What I want to do is search a string, find an IP Address, and replace
that with the DNS name.

$details[$i] =~ s/(\d+)(\.\d+)(\.\d+)(\.\d+):/&resolveDNS($1$2$3$4)/;

The string is named $details[$i] and resolveDNS is the function. The
function itself works. The IP Addresses I want to match are followed
by a colon and I do not want to match any other IP Addresses.

It is not making the subsitutions. It simply substitutes
&resolveDNS(IPADDRESS) instead.

Is there a way to call the function to have it return the value that i
want replaced?

Thanks.

 

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

What I want to do is search a string, find an IP Address, and replace
that with the DNS name.

$details[$i] =~ s/(\d+)(\.\d+)(\.\d+)(\.\d+):/&resolveDNS($1$2$3$4)/;

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Why the '&'?

Why aren't you using strictures?

Besides that, you need the /e modifier.

perldoc perlre

 

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

Besides that, you need the /e modifier.

perldoc perlre

A more adequate pointer would be:

perldoc perlop
(the s/// operator)

 

[K.J. 44]

That worked great! THanks!

A more adequate pointer would be:

perldoc perlop
(the s/// operator)