use strict;
my $str = '.1875 X 7.00 X 8.800
7.00 X .1875 X 8.800
.50" x 1.25" x 7.125" will make one part
.1875 X 7.00 X 8.800 X 456 X 13.45.56.343.343.
';
my $regex = qr/(?<!\d)(?:\d*\.)?\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