From: stephen O'D <stephen.odonnell@...>
Date: 2008-12-18T07:37:13+09:00
Subject: Re: Hopefully simple regex


>
> Try this:
>
>    @regex = /(?:^|\s)(@\w+)/
>
> David
>
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Perfect - I didn't know you could (or even think to try) putting the
'start of string' anchor inside a group with an alternative!  At least
I have learned something from the last hour of trying!