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Is there a name for the special variable %+?

I was wondering if there was an operator name for %+, so instead of code like:

/(?<CaptureName>\w+)/;
...
my $whatever=$+{CaptureName};

I could use something more readable:

use English;

/(?<CaptureName>\w+)/;
...
my $whatever=$?????{CaptureName};
Solution

  • Using the English module you can refer to it as %LAST_PAREN_MATCH:

    use English;

/(?<CaptureName>\w+)/;
...
my $whatever = $LAST_PAREN_MATCH{CaptureName};