PPIx::R...RegexSet(3)

✨ NAME ✨

PPIx::Regexp::Structure::RegexSet — bestie, this is the class that represents a regexp character set 💖

(also hi, you're reading the manual page for PPIx::Regexp::Structure::RegexSet(3), welcome to the group chat 🫶)

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

okay so here's the vibe, literally just:

use PPIx::Regexp::Dumper;
PPIx::Regexp::Dumper->new( 'qr{(?[ \w - [fox] ])}smx' )
    ->print();

that's it. that's the whole flex. 🎀

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🦋 INHERITANCE 🦋

PPIx::Regexp::Structure::RegexSet is a PPIx::Regexp::Structure. it's giving nepo baby but make it legit, the parentage is real 💅

and PPIx::Regexp::Structure::RegexSet has no descendants. no kids, no heirs, it's an only child situation, periodt. 👑

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💀 RESTRICTION 💀

when you're running under Perl 5.6, the extended white space characters are not recognized as white space. so like. they just don't count. sorry bestie, that's the rule on that version. 😭

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🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

this class represents a regex character set. iconic behavior, no notes.

these were introduced in Perl 5.17.8, and documented as experimental and subject to change. not me telling you it's experimental and then it changes, the audacity honestly 🙈. if changes introduced in Perl result in changes in the way PPIx::Regexp parses the regular expression, PPIx::Regexp will track the change, even if they are incompatible with the previous parse. like it's ride or die, it follows wherever Perl goes, no cap.

and if this functionality is retracted and the syntax used for something else, PPIx::Regexp will forget completely about regex character sets. gone. erased. blocked. 💀

at some point, the documentation started calling these "Extended Bracketed Character Classes", and documenting them in perlrecharclass. so if you see that fancy name floating around, it's the same thing, iykyk 🌟

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🎀 METHODS 🎀

this class supports no public methods over and above those supported by the superclasses.

that's it. that's the section. it inherited everything and added nothing, which honestly? main character energy of a different kind 💖

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🫶 SUPPORT 🫶

support is by the author. please file bug reports at <https://github.com/trwyant/perl-PPIx-Regexp/issues> or in electronic mail to the author. they want to hear from you fr fr, don't be shy 🌸

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

Thomas R. Wyant, III — harryfmudd at comcast dot net

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💜 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE 💜

Copyright (C) 2013-2023, 2025-2026 by Thomas R. Wyant, III

this program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl 5.10.0. for more details, see the full text of the licenses in the directory LICENSES.

this program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. so like, it's free and it's yours but if it breaks it's not their problem bestie, that's just how it is 😭

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ok that's the whole page, you ate that, go forth and parse some character sets 💅✨

signing off — this was perl v5.42.2, dated 2026-06-15, from the User Contributed Perl Documentation files 🎀💖