From: "M.D." <mail_bigfoot@...>
Date: 2006-05-25T07:26:55+09:00
Subject: Re: RegExp Problem

John W. Long wrote:
> A LeDonne wrote:
>>> -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.



John,

I wonder if this also does the job:

   re = /['"][\w\s]*\W*['"]!/
   md = re.match %{ "this looks like ' a fun test !? '!" }
   puts md[0]

M.D.

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