From: kwatch@... (kwatch)
Date: 2002-06-18T04:37:11+09:00
Subject: Re: Q: n-times matching

Thank you very much, Nobu.

You showed three ways to make my desire.
Which is the fastest?  Please tell me if you know it.

regards
kwatch

nobu.nokada@softhome.net wrote in message news:<200206170318.g5H3Ib211677@sharui.nakada.kanuma.tochigi.jp>...
> 
> It matches at same point everytime.
> 
> str.scan(/<(\/?\w+)>/) do
>   print $1, "\n"
> end
> 
> pos = 0
> while pos = str.index(/<(\/?\w+)>/, pos) do
>   print $1, "\n"
>   pos += $1.size
> end
> 
> pos = 0
> while str =~ /\A.{#{pos}}.*?<(\/?\w+)>/ do
>   print $1, "\n"
>   pos = $&.size
> end