The grep function evaluates the expression (EXPR) for each element of the array (LIST). : grep « Regular Expression « Perl

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Perl » Regular Expression » grep

The grep function evaluates the expression (EXPR) for each element of the array (LIST).

    



Format: grep(EXPR,LIST)



# Searching for patterns in a list

@list = (tomatoes, tomorrow, potatoes, phantom, Tommy);

$count = grep( /tom/i, @list);

@items= grep( /tom/i, @list);

print "Found items: @items\nNumber found: $count\n";

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