http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=986 *** shadow/986 Thu Mar 15 09:39:09 2001 --- shadow/986.tmp.18035 Thu Mar 15 09:39:09 2001 *************** *** 0 **** --- 1,24 ---- + +============================================================================+ + | Leading "\b" word boundary is ignored | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | Bug #: 986 Product: Regexp | + | Status: NEW Version: unspecified | + | Resolution: Platform: Other | + | Severity: Normal OS/Version: Other | + | Priority: Medium Component: Other | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | Assigned To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | + | Reported By: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | + | CC list: Cc: | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | URL: | + +============================================================================+ + | DESCRIPTION | + Using regexp Version 1.2 on either Solaris 2.6 or WinNT 4 and versions 1.1.7 + and 1.3 of Sun's JRE. + + Any pattern with a leading "\b" boundary has that boundary ignored. + + For example, If I make an RE object from the String "\\bfly\\b" (==> /\bfly\b/ ) + that object will correctly fail to match the string "flying" but + will incorrectly match the string "housefly"
