Regexp::Copy - copy Regexp objects
use Regexp::Copy qw( re_copy ); my $re1 = qr/Hello!/; my $re2 = qr/Goodbye!/; re_copy($re1, $re2); print "ok\n" if 'Goodbye!' =~ $re1;
Regexp::Copy allows you to copy the contents of one Regexp object to another. A problem that I have found with the qr// operator is that the Regexp objects that it creates are is impossible to dereference. This causes problems if you want to change the data in the regexp without losing the reference to it. Its impossible. Regexp::Copy allows you to change the Regexp by copying one object created through qr// to another.
Regexp::Copy
This module came about through discussions on the London.pm mailing list in regards to attempts various people had made to serialize objects with qr// created Regexp objects in them. The Regex::Copy distribution also loads Regexp::Storable, which provides hooks to allow the Storable persistence method to freeze and thaw Regexp objects created by qr//.
The re_copy function copies the regular expression magic contained within the variable FROM to the variable named in TO.
re_copy
Piers Cawley, who provided the magic Pixie::Info code, that forms the basis of Regexp::Copy.
James A. Duncan <jduncan@fotango.com>
Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved.
This module is released under the same license as Perl itself.
To install Regexp::Copy, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Regexp::Copy
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Regexp::Copy
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.