use strict;
my $str = '*Before and after:
CURRENT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Product ID : J73820
Quantity : 75
Title : Jeans
Brand: XXXX
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
NEXT ACTION
Increase stock
TO BE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Product ID : J73820
Quantity : 100
Title : Jeans
Brand: XXXX
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
NEXT ACTION
Add 25 unit
*Attention: Product Manager
*Classification: N/A
C) For urgent product';
my $regex = qr/(?<=CURRENT)(.|\n)*(?=\*Attention: Product Manager)/mp;
if ( $str =~ /$regex/g ) {
print "Whole match is ${^MATCH} and its start/end positions can be obtained via \$-[0] and \$+[0]\n";
# print "Capture Group 1 is $1 and its start/end positions can be obtained via \$-[1] and \$+[1]\n";
# print "Capture Group 2 is $2 ... and so on\n";
}
# ${^POSTMATCH} and ${^PREMATCH} are also available with the use of '/p'
# Named capture groups can be called via $+{name}
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Perl, please visit: http://perldoc.perl.org/perlre.html