From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2003-12-01T17:17:08+09:00
Subject: Re: regexp  splitting problem


"Brett S Hallett" <dragoncity@impulse.net.au> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:3FC81A17.7050909@impulse.net.au...
> Hi,
> I am trying to   split the following line of text:
>
> <button> "btn Exit" "Exit Button"               ( note the quotes may be
> " or ' , read from a file)
>
> in such a way that I can say
>
> txt = line.split(/regrex/)
>
> and get back
>
> txt[0] = <button>
> txt[1] = btn Exit
> txt[2] = Exit Button
>
> my current regexp
>
> ans = tst.split(/[\"|\']/)
>
> does this , except that the last set is missing ! ,
>
>
> txt[0] = <button>
> txt[1] = btn Exit
> txt[2] =
>
> so how do I get the expression to continue processing the line ??

txt = line.scan /"[^"]*" | '[^']*' | \S+/x

    robert