Re^2: Regex: Specifying quantity for bracketed items

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Actually, that doesn't limit you to 5..12, that matches anything with at least 5 lowercases or digits in a row. Any more than 12 just get sucked into the .* after it. Which makes it equivalent to

/
   ^(?![ ])        # Doesn't start with a space
   .*?             # Anything
   [a-z0-9]{5}     # Has 5 lowercases or digits in a row
   .*              # Anything (possibly more lowercases or digits)
   (?<![ ])$       # Doesn't end with a space
/x
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Re^3: Regex: Specifying quantity for bracketed items by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 10, 2004 at 22:10 UTC
Right you are! Fixed below. `/ ^(?![ ]) # Doesn't start with a space .? # Anything (?<![a-z0-9]) # For the {5,12} to be meaningful. [a-z0-9]{5,12} # Has a 5..12 lowercases or digits in a row (?![a-z0-9]) # For the {5,12} to be meaningful. . # Anything (?<![ ])$ # Doesn't end with a space /x` [download]	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^3: Regex: Specifying quantity for bracketed items
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 10, 2004 at 22:10 UTC

Right you are! Fixed below.

/
   ^(?![ ])        # Doesn't start with a space
   .*?             # Anything
   (?<![a-z0-9])   # For the {5,12} to be meaningful.
   [a-z0-9]{5,12}  # Has a 5..12 lowercases or digits in a row
   (?![a-z0-9])    # For the {5,12} to be meaningful.
   .*              # Anything
   (?<![ ])$       # Doesn't end with a space
/x
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