From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2004-05-14T20:18:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Regexp Error?

>>>>> "R" == Robert Klemme <bob.news@gmx.net> writes:

R> irb(main):023:0> "123-456".gsub(/.*/, 'X')
R> => "XX"

  * first match : "123-456"
  * now it's at end
  * second match with the empty string

R> irb(main):024:0> "123-456".gsub(/^.*/, 'X')
R> => "X"

  * first match : "123-456"
  * now it's at end
  * it can't match the empty string because there is ^ in the regexp



Guy Decoux