Re^2: Regex boundary match

> Can anyone see any possible issues with that?

Well, maybe not in this case, but this ([^\-]|$) will consume a position.

This can become an issue if you start combining with following matches.

That's why I recommended a "lookahead assertion" which is zero width.

Cheers Rolf
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Re^3: Regex boundary match by ultranerds (Hermit) on Feb 08, 2020 at 14:24 UTC
Cool thanks - I'll go with your suggestion then :) Much appreciated	[reply]