---
name: "PPI::Token::Regexp::Match"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-ppi"
version: "1.291-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/PPI::Token::Regexp::Match"
---

# PPI::Token::Regexp::Match(3pm)

A standard pattern match regex

## NAME

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

## INHERITANCE

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

## SYNOPSIS

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

## 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

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

See the support section in the main module.

## AUTHOR

Adam Kennedy \<adamk@cpan.org\>

## 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.