From: 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@...>
Date: 2009-08-27T19:15:55+09:00
Subject: Re: regexp which matches nothing?

7stud -- wrote:
> 7stud -- wrote:
>> Joao Silva wrote:
>>> How i can construct regexp, which will always matches nothing?
>>> 
>>> For example:
>>> 
>>> "xxxxxxx".match /my_special_regexp/
>>> => should be ALWAYS nil
>> 
>> How about:
>> 
>> re = /$a^/
> 
> I guess that could be made even simpler:
> 
> re = /a^/

..and probably more efficient:

re = /a\A/
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