From: Shashank Date <sdate@...>
Date: 2002-11-15T12:22:06+09:00
Subject: Re: regex help


"why the lucky stiff" <ruby-talk@whytheluckystiff.net> wrote in message
news:20021114155331.GA7742@rysa.inetz.com...
> For the outcome you'd like:
>
>   quote1_re = /(?:'((?:''|[^'])+)'|(\S+))/
>
>   str.scan( quote1_re ).flatten.compact
>       ==>["Here", "I", "have", "two ''quoted'' matches", "and",
>           "here''s the second", "."]

Great !

> Definitely a lot slower.

Speed is not an issue (yet).

> You could probably reduce it further, but it's enough to get you started.

You bet !
Thanks a lot _why ...