Pascal question regarding this regex:
<[ ]*title[ ]*>([^<]*)</[ ]*title[ ]*> 1. Do I need the subexpression brackets if so why? 2. SO is it because I did not account for an opening < that my regex didnt work? Thanks Kola Oyedeji Web developer Macromedia Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer ekeda ltd http://www.ekeda.co.uk (+44)020-8429-7300 > -----Original Message----- > From: Pascal Peters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 01 February 2002 16:39 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: another quick regular expression question > > > This is incorrect. the regexp below will match "hello world". Try > running the code below > <cfoutput>#ReFindNoCase("[ ]*hel[ ]*lo[ ]*wo[ ]*rld"," Hello > World")#</cfoutput> > > For the original question: > > > this will match your title if there is no < in the title. > > The expression "<[ ]*title[ ]*>(.*)</[ ]*title[ ]*>" will match the > title if you have only ONE <title> tag. If you have more, it > will match > everything from the first <title> to the last </title> > > Pascal Peters > Certified ColdFusion (5.0) Advanced Developer > Certified Web Developer > Macromedia Certified Instructor > LR Technologies, Belgium > Tel +32 2 639 68 70 > Fax +32 2 639 68 99 > Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web www.lrt.be > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Oliver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: vrijdag 1 februari 2002 17:17 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: another quick regular expression question > > > I don't think it works that way with spaces. > > If I have the string "hello world" > > And do a regexp for > > [ ]*he[ ]*llo[ ]*wor[ ]*ld[ ]* > > I don't believe that will work either, > > But this way should > > hello[ ]*world > > Or > > hello[[:space:]]*world > > > ______________________ > steve oliver > atnet solutions, inc. > http://www.atnetsolutions.com > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server � PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
