From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2009-10-05T22:08:08+09:00
Subject: Re: regex simplifier?

2009/10/5 Roger Pack <rogerpack2005@gmail.com>:
> Question.
> Currently I am somewhat of a novice to regex's.
> For example, I can't remember what \d means versus \D -- which one is a
> digit, and which one isn't?
>
> I'm wondering if there's any tool out there anyone knows about that
> simplifier this, like
> DIGIT* (in the regex) or something so that it's easier to understand
> what you're doing.

I tried to cook something up in the past.  You can find it when
searching the archives for subject "Alternate Regular Expressions?".
HTH

Kind regards

robert

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