use strict;
my $str = '{\'Born\': {\'(1991-09-05) September 5, 1991 (age\\xa025)\\nSebastian, Florida, U.S.\'}, \'Weight\': {\'185 lbs\'}, \'Favorite maneuvers\': {\'Airs and “barrels\'}, \'Height\': {\'5\\\'9"\'...Lost, Erik Arakawa\'}, \'there is table\': {\'true\'}, \'Website\': {\'http://islandtocity.com/\' andmark \'hello\'}, \'exceptional_header_count\': {\'0\'}}
';
my $regex = qr/(?:(?<=\{)|(?<=andmark)\s+)(['"])((?>[^'"]+)\1?)\1(?=\s+andmark|\})/p;
if ( $str =~ /$regex/g ) {
print "Whole match is ${^MATCH} and its start/end positions can be obtained via \$-[0] and \$+[0]\n";
# print "Capture Group 1 is $1 and its start/end positions can be obtained via \$-[1] and \$+[1]\n";
# print "Capture Group 2 is $2 ... and so on\n";
}
# ${^POSTMATCH} and ${^PREMATCH} are also available with the use of '/p'
# Named capture groups can be called via $+{name}
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Perl, please visit: http://perldoc.perl.org/perlre.html