From: dblack@...
Date: 2003-02-13T00:18:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Need regex help (or bug in match)

Hi --

On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, Jim Freeze wrote:

> Hi
>
> I seem to be having a problem with match and I can't figure
> it out. It's either a bug or I am doing something stupid
> and can't see the forest for the trees.
>
> Can regex guru help me out here?
> Thanks
>
>  FETCH_DATA_HDR = /\[([^]]*)\]/
>
>  PUSH_DATA_HDR = Proc.new { |line|
>    m = FETCH_DATA_HDR.match(line.strip)
>    a = m[1].split(/\s*,\s*/, 2)
>    hdr = []
>    p a
>    hdr << {:X_VAR_NOM => a.shift}
>    p a
>    p a[0]
>    s = /^([^(]*)\(/.match(a[0])
>    puts /Vg/ =~ a[0]  #=> nil
>    p s[1]             #=> Vg  # How can this match Vg when /Vg/ =~ a[0] == nil?
>  }
>
>  line = "[Vgs, Id(Vbs=0.0E+00), Id(Vbs=-4.5E-01), Vds=1.0E-01, Ref_Vs=0]"
>  PUSH_DATA_HDR.call(line)

I get Id, not Vg, for s[1].


David

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