Re^5: Finding repeat sequences. (only mostly regex)

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Re^6: Finding repeat sequences. (only mostly regex) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 18, 2013 at 20:41 UTC
No. Any incomplete rep will alway be at the end of the string. 'fredf', 'fredfr', 'fredfre', 'fredfredfre' etc. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]
Re^7: Finding repeat sequences. (only mostly regex) by choroba (Cardinal) on Jun 18, 2013 at 20:44 UTC
Right. In `fredfr`, the `ed` will be matched by the `.*` between the repetitions. It corresponds to the missing part of the last repetition. Or am I missing something? لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^8: Finding repeat sequences. (Sorry!) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 18, 2013 at 20:56 UTC
I am so sorry. You've done the same flip that tye did, capturing the partial rep rather than the complete rep. Threw me completely. With a couple of enhancements that works for the 1 rep/1 partial case: `$s = 'aaaabaaaabaaaaabaaaab';; $s =~ /^((.).)\2$/ and print "$1/$2";; aaaabaaaaba/aaaabaaaab` [download] And still works for that when enhanced to allow for more than 1 complete rep: `$s =~ /^((.).)\1\2$/ and print "$1/$2";; aaaabaaaaba/aaaabaaaab` [download] But then fails when given more than one complete rep: `$s = 'aaaabaaaabaaaaabaaaabaaaaabaaaab';; $s =~ /^((.).)\1\2$/ and print "$1/$2";; aaaabaaaabaaaaabaaaaba/aaaabaaaab` [download] With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply] [d/l] [select]


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