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






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  3. 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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