Perl REGX match between parentheses

Boomn4x4 · 11-29-2012, 01:40 PM

I have a script that reads a file that looks as such.
First(James) Zip(1234)
Last(Jones)

I have function that you pass a item to find (such as "First"). A simple regex parses the file and returns the data. /$data$(w+)$/

This works find, but now there are some items that aren't words, some have spaces and commas in them. How can I return the data between the parentheses regardless of what text is between them?

markush · 11-29-2012, 02:33 PM

Code:

/$data\(([^)]+)\)/

Markus

Sergei Steshenko · 11-29-2012, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boomn4x4

I have a script that reads a file that looks as such.
First(James) Zip(1234)
Last(Jones)

I have function that you pass a item to find (such as "First"). A simple regex parses the file and returns the data. /$data$(w+)$/

This works find, but now there are some items that aren't words, some have spaces and commas in them. How can I return the data between the parentheses regardless of what text is between them?

The regular expression can be:

Code: