From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2013-05-27T03:10:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Regular expression to find a break in a pattern

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On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 8:06 PM, Joel Pearson <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

> A group within a group,


This is regular regular expression functionality: I don't know a single
regexp engines with support for groups which can't do that.


> and scan with a block? I had no idea!
>

That is a fairly old feature of the standard lib - even in 1.8.6 - and so
important when scanning large volumes of text.

Ruby, you continually delight me :)
>

Good!

For spec about the regexp language I find this site pretty useful
http://www.geocities.jp/kosako3/oniguruma/doc/RE.txt

Kind regards

robert


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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote">On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 8:06 PM, Joel Pearson <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:lists@ruby-forum.com" target=3D"_blank">lists@ruby-forum=
.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;p=
adding-left:1ex">A group within a group, </blockquote><div><br></div><div s=
tyle>
This is regular regular expression functionality: I don&#39;t know a single=
 regexp engines with support for groups which can&#39;t do that.</div><div =
style>=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0p=
x 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-lef=
t-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
and scan with a block? I had no idea!<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div s=
tyle>That is a fairly old feature of the standard lib - even in 1.8.6 - and=
 so important when scanning large volumes of text.</div><div style><br>
</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;b=
order-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:s=
olid;padding-left:1ex">
Ruby, you continually delight me :)<br></blockquote></div><div class=3D"gma=
il_extra"><br></div>Good!</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_extra">For spec about the regexp language I find this site pre=
tty useful</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><a href=3D"http://www.geocities.jp/kosako3/onigu=
ruma/doc/RE.txt">http://www.geocities.jp/kosako3/oniguruma/doc/RE.txt</a></=
div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">Kind re=
gards</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">robert<br><=
br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>remember.guy do |as, often| as.you_c=
an - without end<br><a href=3D"http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/">http://b=
log.rubybestpractices.com/</a>
</div></div>

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