I guess the tag is a variable, and it is checking for 9eaf
- but does this exist in Perl?
What is the "=~" sign doing here and what are the "/" characters before and after 9eaf
doing?
if ($tag =~ /9eaf/)
{
# Do something
}
=~
is the operator testing a regular expression match. The expression /9eaf/
is a regular expression (the slashes //
are delimiters, the 9eaf
is the actual regular expression). In words, the test is saying "If the variable $tag matches the regular expression /9eaf/ ..." and this match occurs if the string stored in $tag
contains those characters 9eaf
consecutively, in order, at any point. So this will be true for the strings
9eaf
xyz9eaf
9eafxyz
xyz9eafxyz
and many others, but not the strings
9eaxxx
9xexaxfx
and many others. Look up the 'perlre' man page for more information on regular expressions, or google "Perl regular expression".