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(??{}) is handy in matching nested sets of paren/brackets/etc without crawling through the string C-style, but not a necessity.
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Re: Re: Re: Useful Uses of regex code expressions?
by jryan (Vicar) on Jun 26, 2002 at 23:43 UTC
    True; but rolling with your flow, regexes themselves aren't really a necessity - only something that happens to be handy for when when you don't feel like crawling through a string C-style.
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      Regexes without (??{}) can be used in matching nested sets of paren/brackets/etc when you don't feel like crawling through a string C-style.
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        Of an unknown/changing depth of nesting? I'd like to see it done...
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