PPI::Token::Regexp::Match(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation PPI::Token::Regexp::Match(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

PPI::Token::Regexp::Match - A standard pattern match regex

# [INHERITANCE](#INHERITANCE)

```
  PPI::Token::Regexp::Match
  isa PPI::Token::Regexp
      isa PPI::Token
          isa PPI::Element
```

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
  $text =~ m/match regexp/;
  $text =~ /match regexp/;
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

A "PPI::Token::Regexp::Match" object represents a single match regular expression. Just to be doubly clear, here are things that are and **aren't** considered a match regexp.

```
  # Is a match regexp
  /This is a match regexp/;
  m/Old McDonald had a farm/eieio;
  
  # These are NOT match regexp
  qr/This is a regexp quote-like operator/;
  s/This is a/replace regexp/;
```

# [METHODS](#METHODS)

There are no methods available for "PPI::Token::Regexp::Match" beyond those provided by the parent PPI::Token::Regexp, PPI::Token and PPI::Element classes.

# [SUPPORT](#SUPPORT)

See the support section in the main module.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>

# [COPYRIGHT](#COPYRIGHT)

Copyright 2001 - 2011 Adam Kennedy.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.

2026-08-18 perl v5.44.0

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Document: PPI::Token::Regexp::Match(3pm) from perl-ppi 1.291-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/Perl-Critic/PPI