---
name: "Catmandu::Util::Regex"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcatmandu-perl"
version: "1.2024-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Catmandu::Util::Regex"
---

# Catmandu::Util::Regex(3pm)

Regex related utility functions

## NAME

Catmandu::Util::Regex - Regex related utility functions

## FUNCTIONS

- as\_regex($str)

  Escapes and quotes the given string as a regex.

- substituter($search, $replace)

  Builds a function that performs a regex substitution.

  ```
      my $ltrimmer = substituter('^[\h\v]+', '');
      $ltrimmer->("        eek! ");
      # => "eek! "
  ```