in researching thw \W (i'm still a n00b at regex), also came across
the [:alnum:] that'd do it as well.

But I think I'd tend to agree with Ben here.  while it's absolutely a
matter of personal preference, I kind of like seeing the explicit
expression.  Maybe that's just because I'm still geting used to regex.
 Easier for me to see what I'm dealing with at this point.

On 1/23/06, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Simpler" is a matter of taste.  I, for one, always forget that \w
> includes digits, so seeing the [a-z0-9] clues me immediately.  But, as I
> said, that's purely personal preference.  This works just fine and, in
> fact, you can lose the brackets (they're implied, as \W is a built-in
> class).
>
> --Ben
>
> James Smith wrote:
> > Would it not be simpler to use...
> >
> > reReplace(mystring, '[\W]', '', 'all')
> >
> > --
> > Jay
>
>
> 

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