Thierry Douez wrote: > put "\Q^5$\E" into myVeryStrongPassword > if matchText( userTyping, myVeryStrongPassword ) then ...
Here is indeed an example of the danger involved with the use of regular expressions. It can be easy to miss things at times, which is why I simply cautioned against using it, rather than completely advise against it. There are many ways to skin a cat, so yes, whilst it *is* possible to utilize Regex to perform certain tasks if done correctly, it's also easy to make mistakes (hence the caution) even for those who are comfortable with Regex. > Ok, now I'm waiting for what I've missed... Your revised example was missing a "^" at the beginning and a "$" at the end. put "^\Q^5$\E$" into myVeryStrongPassword Here is an example showing the issue: -------- on mouseUp local userTyping = "00^5$6" local myVeryStrongPassword = "^5$" put stringsAreEqual(userTyping, myVeryStrongPassword) & cr into msg put stringsAreEqual.err(userTyping, myVeryStrongPassword) & cr after msg end mouseUp function stringsAreEqual pString1, pString2 return matchText(pString1, "^\Q" & pString2 & "\E$") end stringsAreEqual function stringsAreEqual.err pString1, pString2 return matchText(pString1, "\Q" & pString2 & "\E") end stringsAreEqual.err -------- Hope this clarifies things. Lyn _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
