use strict;
my $str = '$data =
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[name] => Samsung GT-N7100 Galaxy Note II 16GB
)
[1] => Array
(
[name] => Samsung GT-i9100 Galaxy S II
)
[2] => Array
(
[name] => Samsung GT-i9300 Galaxy S III 16GB
)
[3] => Array
(
[name] => Apple iPhone 5 16GB
)
[4] => Array
(
[name] => Samsung GT-P5110 Galaxy S 4 10.1 16GB
)
[5] => Array
(
[name] => Samsung UE46ES6715
)
[6] => Array
(
[name] => Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC128 128GB
)
[7] => Array
(
[name] => Samsung GT-N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 16GB
)
[8] => Array
(
[name] => Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256 256GB
)
[9] => Array
(
[name] => Samsung UE46ES6715
)
[10] => Array
(
[name] => Samsung GT-2423 Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 16GB
)';
my $regex = qr/Samsung(?=.*?Galaxy S)/mip;
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