Can I use named groups in a Perl regex to get the results in a hash?

Question

Is it possible to perform a named-group match in Perl\'s regex syntax as with Python\'s? I always bind the $n values to proper names after matching, so I\'d fin

Answer 1

Perl uses (?pattern) to specify names captures. You have to use the %+ hash to retrieve them.

$variable =~ /(?\d+)/;
print "Count is $+{count}";

This is only supported on Perl 5.10 and higher though.