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in reply to Re^2: Detecting if a string is a regular expression
in thread Detecting if a string is a regular expression

yeah I noticed, but normally I prefer the more obvious syntax. (the m is superfluous too =)

Cheers Rolf

PS: I know someone will show us now benchmarks demonstrating that at least 3 and half processor cycles are waisted this way ... ;)