From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2005-04-21T02:14:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Linear complete variation of MatchData#to_a, possible?

Hi Capitain--

Pit Capitain wrote:
> Do you really think that you want this nesting? I'd expect something
like
>
>    [ "0", [ [ "1" ], [ "2", [ "3" ] ], [ "4" ] ], "5" ]
>
> Could you try to specify the rules for your desired nesting and
> splitting? I think it should be possible to implement something like
this.

Your nesting will work too. I excluded a couple layers were I felt it
wasn't significant. I think the pre and post matches can just be the
first and last elements respectively, so another that nesting isn't
relly needed (IMHO). But you may be quite right about the next layer. I
had thought it might be dropped without issue, but perhaps it is in
fact neccessary to keep the nesting consistant with the subexpressions.
Nonetheless, yes, you have the idea. Can it be done? I'm not sure how
one would "query" the level of subexpression nesting.

Thanks,
T.