From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2006-05-25T04:43:13+09:00
Subject: Re: RegExp Problem

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On 5/24/06, A LeDonne <aledonne.listmail@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 5/24/06, John W. Long <ng@johnwlong.com> wrote:
> > That makes perfect sense. So how do I get it to do what I want?
> >
> > --
> > John Long
> > http://wiseheartdesign.com
> > http://radiantcms.org
>
> Umm.... backwards?
>
> irb(main):001:0> re =3D /!(['"]).*?\1/
> =3D> /!(['"]).*?\1/
> irb(main):002:0> fun =3D %{ "this looks like "fun"!" }
> =3D> " \"this looks like \"fun\"!\" "
> irb(main):003:0> md =3D re.match fun.reverse
> =3D> #<MatchData:0x2820660>
> irb(main):004:0> md[0].reverse
> =3D> "\"fun\"!"
>
> This way, instead of trying to negate a character class, you're just
> doing a non-greedy match from the anchored exclamation point - quote
> mark combo to the first matching quote mark.


I do not know if this is a performance killer (probably not ) but frankly I
do not care, this is one of the most original ideas I have ever seen on thi=
s
list.
Just wanted to say this!
Really nice!

Robert

P.S.
It was yours was it not? ;)
R

-A
>
>


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