Regexp::Common::whitespace -- provides a regex for leading or trailing whitescape
use Regexp::Common qw /whitespace/; while (<>) { s/$RE{ws}{crop}//g; # Delete surrounding whitespace }
Please consult the manual of Regexp::Common for a general description of the works of this interface.
Do not use this module directly, but load it via Regexp::Common.
$RE{ws}{crop}
Returns a pattern that identifies leading or trailing whitespace.
For example:
$str =~ s/$RE{ws}{crop}//g; # Delete surrounding whitespace
The call:
$RE{ws}{crop}->subs($str);
is optimized (but probably still slower than doing the s///g explicitly).
This pattern does not capture under -keep.
-keep
$Log: whitespace.pm,v $ Revision 2.102 2003/02/11 09:48:54 abigail Added Revision 2.101 2003/02/01 22:55:31 abigail Changed Copyright years Revision 2.100 2003/01/21 23:19:40 abigail The whole world understands RCS/CVS version numbers, that 1.9 is an older version than 1.10. Except CPAN. Curse the idiot(s) who think that version numbers are floats (in which universe do floats have more than one decimal dot?). Everything is bumped to version 2.100 because CPAN couldn't deal with the fact one file had version 1.10. Revision 1.2 2002/08/27 16:59:39 abigail Fix POD Revision 1.1 2002/08/27 16:58:59 abigail Initial checkin.
Regexp::Common for a general description of how to use this interface.
Damian Conway (damian@conway.org)
This package is maintained by Abigail (regexp-common@abigail.nl).
Bound to be plenty.
For a start, there are many common regexes missing. Send them in to regexp-common@abigail.nl.
Copyright (c) 2001 - 2003, Damian Conway. All Rights Reserved. This module is free software. It may be used, redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the Perl Artistic License (see http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html)
To install Regexp::Common, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Regexp::Common
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Regexp::Common
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.