use strict;
my $str = '(123) 123-123-123
(+91) 123-123-1234
1234567890
123 123 1234
+92 345 345 3456
+92 123-123-1234
-
// No match
(+91 123-123-1234
+91) 123-123-1234
8888888-dfd
12345678908888
3434 43434
123-123 1234
123 123-1234
+92 345 345 3456-
+92 345 345 3456--
+92 345 345 3456**
++92 123-123-1234
+92 123 123-1234
+++++++
3
-+
';
my $regex = qr/^(?:\+\d+|\(\+?\d+\))?(?:\d{10}| ?\d{3}([ -])\d{3}\1\d{3,4})$/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