Question : search a word within string

Hi all,
I want to search a character or word within a string how can i do that? e.g.

I have a string like 'goldencentre' r 'golden centre' and i want to determine whether this string contains golden r not?

Thanx
wasif

Answer : search a word within string

Right you have two choices: in Perl Regular expression syntax or using the index subroutine.

The readable syntax is:

Regular expressions are faster and you can use various switches to make your search more detailed.  Here is a extra reference/resource on them http://www.tjhsst.edu/~dhyatt/perl/exA.html

my $var = "goldencentre";
my $pattern = 'golden';

if ( $var =~ $pattern ){
  #do something
}

#or translated from ahoffman above
#if your data is in the standard global variable
# (added /i for case insensitive)
# m before slash is not needed if you use standard #delimiters '/'

$_ = 'goldencentre';

if (/golden/i) {

}

or as an alternate

if (index('golden',$var) > -1 ){
#index tells you startin reference ot array/char where golden is found 'asdfsdgolden' returns 6
}
if your data is same as above
if (index($pattern) > -1){
}