"Christopher Kings-Lynne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> You want regex_flavour? ;-)
> Hehe - yeah I don't really care. I have to use 'color' often enough > accessing 100% of the world's programming APIs... > How about regex_type, regex_mode, regex_option, etc.? ;) Well, I used "flavor" in my previous message because Friedl uses that term consistently in his book to refer to the various idiosyncracies of different regex implementations. It seems like a good term to me; the differences among them don't rise to the level of being different languages, yet they're distinctly different. type, mode, option all seem, um, colourless ... regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html