use strict;
my $str = ' <Interceptor>
<AttackCoords>-80.03107887624853,25.351308629611</AttackCoords>
<Outcome>Interdiction</Outcome>
<Infiltrators>6</Infiltrators>
<Enforcer>Assured</Enforcer>
<ActionDate>2013-11-03</ActionDate>
<ActionTime>04:40:00</ActionTime>
<RecordNotes>Infiltrators:
Savanna Carrera,
Gregoria Farías,
Julina Abeyta,
Mariquita Alonso,
Urbano Briseño,
Victoro Montano </RecordNotes>
<NumEscaped>3</NumEscaped>
<LaunchCoords></LaunchCoords>
<AttackVessel>Raft</AttackVessel>
</Interceptor>';
my $regex = qr/<(.+)>([^<>]*)</\1>/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