FAQ 6.8 How can I match a locale-smart version of "/[a-zA-Z]/"?
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From: PerlFAQ Server on 27 Apr 2010 06:00 This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq6.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at http://faq.perl.org . -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.8: How can I match a locale-smart version of "/[a-zA-Z]/"? You can use the POSIX character class syntax "/[[:alpha:]]/" documented in perlre. No matter which locale you are in, the alphabetic characters are the characters in \w without the digits and the underscore. As a regex, that looks like "/[^\W\d_]/". Its complement, the non-alphabetics, is then everything in \W along with the digits and the underscore, or "/[\W\d_]/". -------------------------------------------------------------------- The perlfaq-workers, a group of volunteers, maintain the perlfaq. They are not necessarily experts in every domain where Perl might show up, so please include as much information as possible and relevant in any corrections. The perlfaq-workers also don't have access to every operating system or platform, so please include relevant details for corrections to examples that do not work on particular platforms. Working code is greatly appreciated. If you'd like to help maintain the perlfaq, see the details in perlfaq.pod. |