regex is like a little, tiny condensed programming language. You can do a lot with just a couple hour's study.
I never got to the point of understanding "look-ahead" and "look-behind" features, but there's a lot you can do with just the basics. prefix[b] will tell you if there's a string starting with letter "b", but it won't tell you if there's a word in the middle of the string that starts with "b". This could form the basis if you wanted, for instance, to alphabetize all the words in a Shakespeare sonnet. Thanks! On Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 5:48:22 AM UTC-7, TonyM wrote: > > TT > > Is this many ways to skin a cat an argument in favor of [prefix[b]] > > I do see the value of regex and its on my list of must learn but it does > help me understand what people with dyslexia face. Every characters meaning > changes according to most of the characters that follow or proceed it. > There is a hump one must get over before reading regex does not confuse the > reader. > > What is critical in my view is to show when regex does a job that can not > be done with the standard operators, or does it better. > > Regards > Tony > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/f4ca2883-6a6e-4fcd-bfa5-47763705af31%40googlegroups.com.
