From: Robert Klemme Date: 2010-11-22T00:20:20+09:00 Subject: Re: Problem regarding regular expression On 21.11.2010 15:11, Stanford Ng wrote: > pal,i think i need more elaborate on these two expressions if possible. > /^[a-z]*/ > /[a-z]*$/ > please Please don't write "need" and ask specific questions. It's just too broad a question you are posing here. People could write books in answer to this. See also: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Kind regards robert -- remember.guy do |as, often| as.you_can - without end http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/