Re: Oracle 10g incorporating "Perl-influenced regular expressions"

spectre9,
Oracle 10g was released in 2003 (6 years ago). Additionally, Oracle didn't add "regular expressions from Perl" as you indicate. They borrowed some character classes, quantifiers and modifieres. In other words, no assertions and other doodads.

I am not trying to diminish from Oracle adding regular expression support (including some borrowed perl syntax) - I am just trying to put it in perspective.

Update: Regarding your meditation (perl influencing regular expressions) - For years, perl has lead the way. Even with the perpetuated fugly syntax and moving to NFA, the world has recognized the benefits. It isn't entirely uncommon for software to provide regex support by linking against PCRE. The real meditation in mind though is that, with Perl 6, we will be shattering the mold and blazing a new trail for others to follow.

Cheers - L~R

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Re^2: Oracle 10g incorporating "Perl-influenced regular expressions" by xiaoyafeng (Deacon) on Mar 24, 2009 at 15:38 UTC
Oracle indeed borrow some regex syntax of perl. However it's not handy. I prefer to retrieve data to perl then regex it. I am trying to improve my English skills, if you see a mistake please feel free to reply or /msg me a correction	[reply]