From: "John W. Long" <ng@...>
Date: 2006-05-25T04:19:51+09:00
Subject: Re: RegExp Problem

A LeDonne wrote:
> On 5/24/06, A LeDonne <aledonne.listmail@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> OK, one more thought. Do you necessarily need it in md[0]? If not...
>>
>> re = /(['"])(?:.*\1)*(.*\1!)/
>> md = re.match %{ "this looks like "fun"!" }
>> p md[1]<<md[2] #=> "\"fun\"!"
>> md = re.match %{ 'this looks like 'fun'!' }
>> p md[1]<<md[2] #=> "'fun'!"
>>
>> -A
> 
> Better:  re = /(['"])(?:.*\1)(.*\1!)/

But the point is to match any quoted expression followed by an 
exclamation point. The string:

   %{ "this looks like "fun"!" }

Is only to demonstrate an expression that I was having trouble greping. 
Your expression would require a quote and then a quoted expression 
followed by an exclamation point--not exactly what I was looking for.

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