> -----Original Message----- > From: Stefan Bodewig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Stephane Bailliez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > another thing.. I find the <regularexpression> type to be quite > > long...what about <regex> or <regexp> ? :) > > Works for me - we may want to think about <replaceregexp> as well.
like what ? > The "standard" C implementation for regular expressions uses <regex.h> > while TCL has regexp built-in command, I'm not sure which one - > "regex" with or without an appended "p" - is more common. Javascript has 'RegExp'. egrep mentions regexp Ruby use Regexp regex is also everywhere... In Mastering Regular Expressions p. 24(O'Reilly) Jeffrey Friedl says: "As you might guess, using the full phrase 'regular expression' can get a bit tiring particulary in writing. Instead, I normally use 'regex'. It just rolls right off the tongue (it rythmes with 'FedEx') and is amenable to a variety of uses like 'when you regex...' "budding regexers', and even "regexification"*. I use the phrase 'regex engine' to refer to the part of a program that actually does the work of carrying out a match attempt. * You might also come accross 'regexp'. I recommend eschewing this unpronounceable blot on english." native english people to the rescue ? speak up :) Stephane -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
