use strict;
my $str = '(908) 061 41 18
(499) 239 22 17
(926) 135 16 04
(905) 036 25 24
(495) 131 50 43
(908) 061 41 18
(499) 239 22 17
(926) 135 16 04
(905) 036 25 24
(495) 131 50 43';
my $regex = qr/(\((?!(499|495))[\d]{3}\)\s[\d]{3}[\s\d]*)/p;
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