Re: regexp question

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Re^2: regexp question by ramprasad27 (Sexton) on Oct 28, 2011 at 08:58 UTC
I would ask you the same question whats advantage in this case `/[\d\s]/;` meaning doesnt change outside of cc	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: regexp question by Anonymous Monk on Oct 28, 2011 at 09:37 UTC
Of course it's different. `[\d\s] # matches a single char - digit or whitespace \d\s # matches two chars - a digit then whitespace` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: regexp question by ramprasad27 (Sexton) on Oct 28, 2011 at 09:51 UTC
I mean to ask `[\d] \d` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: regexp question by Anonymous Monk on Oct 28, 2011 at 11:20 UTC
Re^5: regexp question by furry_marmot (Pilgrim) on Oct 28, 2011 at 20:02 UTC
Re^6: regexp question by choroba (Cardinal) on Oct 28, 2011 at 21:10 UTC
Re^3: regexp question by JavaFan (Canon) on Oct 28, 2011 at 12:24 UTC
Because one can use `\d` and `\s` to build larger character classes. A dot already matches everything but a single character. What's the point of having such a character inside a character class? All you can do is build 4 different character classes: `/[.]/`, `/[.\n]/`, `/[^.]/`, `/[^.\n]/`. But they can all be written in a simple, different way: `/./`, `/(?s:.)/`, `/\n/`, and `/(*FAIL)/` So, once again, what would be the advantage of having dot inside a character class mean the same thing as outside of it?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: regexp question by Not_a_Number (Prior) on Oct 28, 2011 at 18:03 UTC
A dot already matches everything but a single character. Err... are you sure you meant to say that?	[reply]
Re^5: regexp question by JavaFan (Canon) on Oct 28, 2011 at 18:28 UTC
Re^6: regexp question by Not_a_Number (Prior) on Oct 28, 2011 at 19:08 UTC
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