in reply to Re^2: Regexp string concat
in thread Regexp string concat

Heh. Your requirements seemingly contract each other. Specifically, you state that @new_query = @query if a value in @query isn't matched. However, you say that if something isn't matched and something else is matched twice, remove the double. But, you say that there can never be a double match.

In other words, it doesn't sound like you can explain the requirements to a teddybear. I would spend some time with pencil and paper before going much further. Then, when you have pencil and paper down, convert those into test cases before writing any code.

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