Xell Liu <[email protected]> a écrit: > > Thanks very much for your detailed explanation. > > In fact, by pseudocode I think I can put my requirement like this: > > 1. Search for the first pair of "==" from the beginning location where > the search starts. > 2. Extract the contents in the pair of "==" as the first match result. > 3. Disable/Invalidate/Remove the matched contents with its "==" surroundings. > 4. Repeat from 1. until reaching the end of the search range. > > So, is it possible to do that by regular expression? I'm not very > familiar with the concepts of greedy/non-greedy or zero-match (like > the queer things of \@! or \@<= etc.) or . Will they help?
I don't know what you mean exactly by "extract" in point 2, but to me it sounds like a simple capture (or sub-expression): ==\([^=]\+\)== That way, the "=" signs are part of the match, but you can work on the enclosed material only (with \1). Best, Paul -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
