Re^2: using split delimiters

You may want to do it with something like /begin(?:block)?/ - note the question mark quantifier, or maybe in case of a backreference. I know I've needed this once or twice; it's not terribly common however.

Makeshifts last the longest.

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Re: Re: Re: using split delimiters by Molt (Chaplain) on May 24, 2002 at 10:56 UTC
If you needed it for a backreference though you'd use normal `( )` braces instead of the `(?: )` braces seen here which are specifically intended not to store their results.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: using split delimiters by Aristotle (Chancellor) on May 24, 2002 at 15:05 UTC
Sorry, you are right of course. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]