sebb 2004/10/17 10:24:27
Modified: xdocs/usermanual Tag: rel-2_0 component_reference.xml
Log:
More detail on regexes
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--- component_reference.xml 13 Oct 2004 22:08:50 -0000 1.87.2.17
+++ component_reference.xml 17 Oct 2004 17:24:27 -0000 1.87.2.18
@@ -1401,9 +1401,11 @@
The pattern strings are Perl5-style regular expressions. You can also choose
whether the strings will be expected
to <b>match</b> the entire response, or if the response is only expected to
<b>contain</b> the
pattern. You can attach multiple assertions to any controller for additional
flexibility.</p>
-<p>Note that the pattern string should not include the enclosing brackets,
+<p>Note that the pattern string should not include the enclosing delimiters,
i.e. use <b>Price: (\d+)</b> not <b>/Price: (\d+)/</b>.
By default, the pattern is in multi-line mode, which means that the "."
meta-character does not match newline.
+ In multi-line mode, "^" and "$" match the start or end of any line anywhere
within the string
+ - not just the start and end of the entire string.
Case is also significant. To override these settings, one can use the extended
regular expression syntax.
For example:
</p>
@@ -1411,7 +1413,10 @@
(?i) - ignore case
(?s) - treat target as single line, i.e. "." matches new-line
(?is) - both the above
+ These can be used anywhere within the expression, e.g.
+ (?i)apple(?-i) Pie - matches "ApPLe Pie", but not "ApPLe pIe"
</pre>
+
</description>
<properties>
<property name="Name" required="">Descriptive name for this element that is
shown in the tree.</property>
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