linkagent wrote:
>
> Correct me if I am wrong;
> Therefore am I right to say that the matching sequence starts from the back
> first (which is not what I read from the books about matching / /).
>
> i.e in the following match /(\d*)(\d{4})(\d{5})$/
> the regexes look for $ first;
> then followed by (\d{5}) ;
> then followed by (\d{4})
> then (\d*)
To the best of my knowledge, the engine always starts at the front.
Anchoring at the back makes the back-tracking easier/simpler.
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