use strict;
my $str = 'KEPM39, JEMGH5, HEPM21
KEPM39 JEMGH5 HEPM21
KEPM39,JEMGH5,HEPM21
JEPM34, KEPM11
JEPM34, KEPM11
JEPM34
KEPM39, JEMGH5 HEPM21, HEGD44 ZZZZZZ
KEPM39, JEMGH5 HEPM21';
my $regex = qr/^[A-Z\d]{6}(?:(, ?| )(?:[A-Z\d]{6}\1)*[A-Z\d]{6} *)?$/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