Regexp::Common::whitespace(3p)

NAME
Regexp::Common::whitespace -- provides a regex for leading or trailing whitescape

SYNOPSIS
    use Regexp::Common qw /whitespace/;

    while (<>) {
        s/$RE{ws}{crop}//g;           # Delete surrounding whitespace
    }

DESCRIPTION
Please consult the manual of Regexp::Common for a general description of the works of this interface.

Do not use this module directly, but load it via Regexp::Common. Returns a pattern that identifies leading or trailing whitespace.

For example:

        $str =~ s/$RE{ws}{crop}//g;     # Delete surrounding whitespace

The call:

        $RE{ws}{crop}->subs($str);

is optimized (but probably still slower than doing the s///g explicitly).

This pattern does not capture under "-keep".

HISTORY
 $Log: whitespace.pm,v $
 Revision 2.103  2003/07/04 13:34:05  abigail
 Fixed assignment to

 Revision 2.102  2003/02/11 09:48:54  abigail
 Added

 Revision 2.101  2003/02/01 22:55:31  abigail
 Changed Copyright years

 Revision 2.100  2003/01/21 23:19:40  abigail
 The whole world understands RCS/CVS version numbers, that 1.9 is an
 older version than 1.10. Except CPAN. Curse the idiot(s) who think
 that version numbers are floats (in which universe do floats have
 more than one decimal dot?).
 Everything is bumped to version 2.100 because CPAN couldn't deal
 with the fact one file had version 1.10.

 Revision 1.2  2002/08/27 16:59:39  abigail
 Fix POD

 Revision 1.1  2002/08/27 16:58:59  abigail
 Initial checkin.

SEE ALSO
Regexp::Common for a general description of how to use this interface.

AUTHOR
Damian Conway (damian@conway.org)

MAINTAINANCE
This package is maintained by Abigail (regexp-common@abigail.nl).

BUGS AND IRRITATIONS
Bound to be plenty.

For a start, there are many common regexes missing. Send them in to regexp-common@abigail.nl.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (c) 2001 - 2003, Damian Conway. All Rights Reserved.
       This module is free software. It may be used, redistributed
      and/or modified under the terms of the Perl Artistic License
            (see http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html)