From: Robert Klemme Date: 2007-03-18T20:30:10+09:00 Subject: Re: ruby regex lookarounds? On 18.03.2007 11:42, 7stud 7stud wrote: > come wrote: >> The syntax (?:re) isn't a lookbehind. It is a grouping form like (re) >> but without capture. > > I don't understand the distinction. Lookahead and -behind do not consume characters while non capturing groups do. robert