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| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perlre.pod | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perlrebackslash.pod | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perlrecharclass.pod | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perlreref.pod | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perltodo.pod | 6 |
5 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlre.pod b/pod/perlre.pod index a076d3ad66..ee1c2cb940 100644 --- a/pod/perlre.pod +++ b/pod/perlre.pod @@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ X<word> X<whitespace> X<character class> X<backreference> \g{name} Named backreference \k<name> Named backreference \K Keep the stuff left of the \K, don't include it in $& + \N Any character but \n \v Vertical whitespace \V Not vertical whitespace \h Horizontal whitespace diff --git a/pod/perlrebackslash.pod b/pod/perlrebackslash.pod index ddd7abee38..40f73fcbc1 100644 --- a/pod/perlrebackslash.pod +++ b/pod/perlrebackslash.pod @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ quoted constructs>. \l Lowercase next character. \L Lowercase till \E. \n (Logical) newline character. + \N Any character but newline. \N{} Named (Unicode) character. \p{}, \pP Character with a Unicode property. \P{}, \PP Character without a Unicode property. diff --git a/pod/perlrecharclass.pod b/pod/perlrecharclass.pod index a626dd9bb9..930c0fc4e4 100644 --- a/pod/perlrecharclass.pod +++ b/pod/perlrecharclass.pod @@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ Here are some examples: "\n" =~ /(?s:.)/ # Match (local 'single line' modifier) "ab" =~ /^.$/ # No match (dot matches one character) - =head2 Backslashed sequences Perl regular expressions contain many backslashed sequences that @@ -59,6 +58,7 @@ more detail below. \S Match a non-white space character. \h Match a horizontal white space character. \H Match a character that isn't horizontal white space. + \N Match a character that isn't newline. \v Match a vertical white space character. \V Match a character that isn't vertical white space. \pP, \p{Prop} Match a character matching a Unicode property. @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Any character that isn't matched by C<\w> will be matched by C<\W>. =head3 White space -C<\s> matches any single character that is consider white space. In the +C<\s> matches any single character that is considered white space. In the ASCII range, C<\s> matches the horizontal tab (C<\t>), the new line (C<\n>), the form feed (C<\f>), the carriage return (C<\r>), and the space (the vertical tab, C<\cK> is not matched by C<\s>). The exact set @@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ C<\h> will match any character that is considered horizontal white space; this includes the space and the tab characters. C<\H> will match any character that is not considered horizontal white space. +C<\N>, like the dot, will match any character that is not a newline. The +difference is that C<\N> will not be influenced by the single line C</s> +regular expression modifier. (Note that, since C<\N{}> is also used for +Unicode named characters, if C<\N> is followed by an opening brace and +by a letter, perl will assume that a Unicode character name is coming.) + C<\v> will match any character that is considered vertical white space; this includes the carriage return and line feed characters (newline). C<\V> will match any character that is not considered vertical white space. diff --git a/pod/perlreref.pod b/pod/perlreref.pod index b9fb3b0202..87baab25e8 100644 --- a/pod/perlreref.pod +++ b/pod/perlreref.pod @@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ and L<perlunicode> for details. \S A non-whitespace character \h An horizontal white space \H A non horizontal white space + \N A non newline (like . without /s) \v A vertical white space \V A non vertical white space \R A generic newline (?>\v|\x0D\x0A) diff --git a/pod/perltodo.pod b/pod/perltodo.pod index cf0304aae9..c84b51e368 100644 --- a/pod/perltodo.pod +++ b/pod/perltodo.pod @@ -1101,12 +1101,6 @@ combines the code in pp_entersub, pp_leavesub. This should probably be done 1st in XS, and using B::Generate to patch the new OP into the optrees. -=head2 C<\N> - -It should be possible to add a C<\N> regex assertion, meaning "every -character except C<\n>° independently of the context. That would -of course imply that C<\N> couldn't be followed by an opening C<{>. - =head1 Big projects Tasks that will get your name mentioned in the description of the "Highlights |