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Re^3: Regex to get everything before first /by ikegami (Pope) |
| on Jun 06, 2011 at 22:12 UTC ( #908377=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
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It fails poorly when there's a problem because the /.*?/ in /.*?// can match "/". It's only indirectly through co-operation with the rest of the pattern that it might be prevented from doing so. I prefer being more direct and explicitly prevent what should not be matched from matching.
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