$text =~ /"helloworld"/g
I want to have this regex modifdier 'g' into a variable so that later I can change it to a different modifier like this 'i', 's' so on
e.g.
$text="helloworld"
$test="helloworld"
$modifier="g"
$text =~ /$test/$modifier
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does the above works or not? – Avinash Raj Jun 12 '15 at 06:15
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I want to use it like this, it is not working – xyz Jun 12 '15 at 06:17
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3238348/how-to-use-a-variable-as-modifier-in-a-substitution – Arunesh Singh Jun 12 '15 at 06:27
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That linked question only has awful answers :( – ikegami Jun 12 '15 at 13:39
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2It makes no sense to add `g` dynamically on a match?!? – ikegami Jun 12 '15 at 13:41