in reply to Re: really non greedy match
in thread really non greedy match

Ah, thanks. I was on the right track, but I was missing the "any character" right after the innermost group and wasn't getting a match at all. I am wondering why that is necessary?

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Re^3: really non greedy match
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Apr 25, 2010 at 16:38 UTC

    [ Please don't place your entire post in code tags. Just put a <p> at the start of every paragraph. ]

    Your asking me to explain why your pattern didn't work without showing me your pattern.