Sorry, I make a mistake in the mail below:
$str = "...<script>xxx</script>zzz<script>y%%%yy</script>...";
I want to match the script section containing "%%%".
So I wrote regex like this:
/(<script>.*?%%%.*?<\/script>)/
But it doesn't work.
It still selects the 2 script sections:
"<script>xxx</script>zzz<script>y%%%yy</script>".
Does anyone have an idea how to achieve this?
Thanks
Howardz
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From: News Howardz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: beginners@perl.org
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 11:22:41 AM
Subject: How to avoid this greedy match?
Hi,
I have a trouble when composing a regex.
$str = "...<scirpt>xxx</script>zzz<script>yyy</script>..."
In the above string, "xxx" and "yyy", "zzz" stand for any substring other than
"<script>"
I want to pick up "<script>yyy</script>", but each time I get the 2 script
sections matched "<scirpt>xxx</script>zzz<script>yyy</script>".
I've tried the following regex:
1) "<script>.*</script>
2) "<script>.*?</script>
How can I avoid the this greedy match?
(I'm using ActivePerl 5.6.1)
Thanks,
Howardz
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