From: Nathan Date: 2010-04-09T17:40:01+09:00 Subject: zero-width positive "look-behind"? > "tttttattttt".match(/ttt(?=a)/) # http://rubular.com/r/21Zo6JP09f => ["ttt"] > "tttttattttt".match(/(?=a)ttt/) # http://rubular.com/r/d1VSUwwZUu => nil Why? And how can I get this effect?