From: mark <msparshatt@...>
Date: 2003-10-09T00:14:52+09:00
Subject: Re: usage of Regexp::EXTENDED

Simon Strandgaard wrote:
> Feeding the same string into //  and into Regexp.new, 
> yields to different results.  A bit inconsist..
> 
> 
> 	def test_option_extended3
> 		# ignoring newline
> 		re = Regexp.new("b\nc", Regexp::EXTENDED)
> 		assert_match(re, "abcd")
> 	end

In this case the \n will have already been replaced by a literal 
newline. So Regexp.new receives

"a
b"

as it's first parameter.


> 	def test_option_extended4
> 		# does not ignore newline... makes no sense?
> 		assert_no_match(/b\nc/, "abcd")
> 	end 
> 

In this case the \n won't have been interpolated before constructing the 
regexp.

Best Regards

Mark Sparshatt