Re: [MacPerl] regex fun...

[Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com>]

At 10:54 PM -0800 12/13/99, Nicholas G. Thornton wrote:
/(\d*)d(.\d*)?(\(\d*\))?/
I'm matching a string like "3d+2(5)" and parsing out to get {3,+2,5} ...

Being a bit lazy, I think I'd try alternation or perhaps write a separate
recognizer for each case of interest.  Getting really fancy with REs can
be hazardous to the robustness of your programs...

-r

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