match_array_or_regex($needle, $haystack) -> any¶

Check whether an item matches (list of) values/regexes.

Examples:

 match_array_or_regex("abc", ["abc", "abd"]); # -> 1
 match_array_or_regex("abc", qr/ab./); # -> 1
 match_array_or_regex("abc", [qr/ab./, "abd"]); # -> 1
This routine can be used to match an item against a regex or a list of
strings/regexes, e.g. when matching against an ACL.

Since the smartmatch ("~~") operator can already match against a list of strings or regexes, this function is currently basically equivalent to:

 if (ref($haystack) eq 'ARRAY') {
     return $needle ~~ @$haystack;
 } else {
     return $needle =~ /$haystack/;
 }

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

• haystack* => re|str|array[re|str]
• needle* => str

Return value: (any)

match_regex_or_array($needle, $haystack) -> any¶

Alias for match_array_or_regex.

Examples:

 match_regex_or_array("abc", ["abc", "abd"]); # -> 1
 match_regex_or_array("abc", qr/ab./); # -> 1
 match_regex_or_array("abc", [qr/ab./, "abd"]); # -> 1
This routine can be used to match an item against a regex or a list of
strings/regexes, e.g. when matching against an ACL.

Since the smartmatch ("~~") operator can already match against a list of strings or regexes, this function is currently basically equivalent to:

 if (ref($haystack) eq 'ARRAY') {
     return $needle ~~ @$haystack;
 } else {
     return $needle =~ /$haystack/;
 }

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

• haystack* => re|str|array[re|str]
• needle* => str

Return value: (any)

split_array($str_or_re, \@array[, $limit]) => LIST¶

Like the "split()" builtin Perl function, but applies on an array instead of a scalar. It loosely follows the "split()" semantic, with some exceptions.

replace_array_content($aryref, @elems) => $aryref¶

Replace elements in <$aryref> with @elems. Return $aryref. Do not create a new arrayref object (i.e. it is different from: "$aryref = ["new", "content"]").

Do not use this function. In Perl you can just use: "splice(@$aryref, 0, length(@$aryref), @elems)" or even easier: "@$aryref = @elems". I put the function here for reminder.