use strict;
my $str = 'begin active link
export-version : 11
actlink-order : 2
wk-conn-type : 1
schema-name : HelpDesk
actlink-mask : 1
actlink-control: 750000002
enable : 1
action {
set-field : 0\\536916222\\101\\4\\1\\1\\
}
errhandler-name:
end
begin active link
export-version : 11
actlink-order : 2
wk-conn-type : 1
schema-name : HelpDesk
actlink-mask : 1
actlink-control: 610000092
enable : 1
permission : 0
action {
id : 536916223
focus : 0
access-opt : 1
option : 0
}
action {
set-field : 0\\536916222\\101\\4\\1\\1\\
}
errhandler-opt : 0
errhandler-name:
end
begin active link
actlink-order : 12
wk-conn-type : 1
schema-name : HelpDesk
actlink-mask : 2064
enable : 1
permission : 0
action {
id : 536916223
focus : 0
access-opt : 1
option : 0
}
action {
set-field : 0\\536916222\\101\\4\\1\\1\\
}
errhandler-opt : 0
errhandler-name:
end';
my $regex = qr/^begin.*(?:\n(?!begin|end$).*)*\b536916223\b.*(?:\n(?!begin|end$).*)*\nend$/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