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diff --git a/pod/perlvar.pod b/pod/perlvar.pod index 565d0206f5..aebd6a45bd 100644 --- a/pod/perlvar.pod +++ b/pod/perlvar.pod @@ -1372,6 +1372,27 @@ added in 5.25.7. This variable is read-only, and its value is dynamically scoped. +=item ${^LAST_SUCCESSFUL_PATTERN} + +The last successful pattern that matched in the current scope. The empty +pattern defaults to matching to this. For instance: + + if (m/foo/ || m/bar/) { + s//BLAH/; + } + +and + + if (m/foo/ || m/bar/) { + s/${^LAST_SUCCESSFUL_PATTERN}/BLAH/; + } + +are equivalent. + +You can use this to debug which pattern matched last, or to match with it again. + +Added in Perl 5.37.10. + =item $LAST_REGEXP_CODE_RESULT =item $^R |