From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2007-07-13T23:26:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Regexp Question - Merb::Router

On Jul 13, 2007, at 3:12 AM, Daniel N wrote:

> /(?::([a-z*_]+))/
>
> I guess this means that a nested group within this non capturing  
> group (this
> case) is captured though since the $1 variable is refered to later.

Yes.  The part without the colon is capture, because of the normal  
parenthesis.

Unless this expression is later embedded in another expression, the  
non-capturing group does nothing here and could safely be removed.

James Edward Gray II