From: Marnen Laibow-Koser <marnen@...>
Date: 2009-12-01T12:05:08+09:00
Subject: Re: one more regular expression, please

J. mp wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I really can't figure out how regular expressions work, 

So you're giving up and expecting us to do your work for you?  Come on! 
You could at least try.

> and since I
> don't use them frequently is easier to ask...

Yes, ask.  Ask irb. Ask http://www.rubular.com .  But don't you dare ask 
this list until you've made an attempt.  Begging others to write code 
because you're too lazy to try is not cool!


> 
> I have the follwow string
> 
> ++((100))++askjasdjksjdkasdkjk++((200))++skdjsjd
> 
> I need a reg expression that extracts only the first number inside the
> first ++(( ))++ and ignore the rest..., in this case I need to return
> 100
> 
> 
> thanks

Best,
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