> Why:
> RE re = new RE([:alnum:]{3,8});
> re.match("123456789");
> .. returns true?
Because RE.match() try to find any substring which matches regexp.
> .. and is there any way to get false current situation?
> I need to make some security checks for form parameters, and
> i need to check that parameter contains 3-8 characters, and regexp
> seems quite handy for that.
> If thats not possible with regexp, how about ORO?? examples??
It's possible. I think you should try "^[:alnum:]{3,8}$" (^ - start
of line, $ end of line, so you will get true only if whole string
matches regexp).
With best regards, Oleg.
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