Re: Why does this simple grouping regex not match?

in reply to Why does this simple grouping regex not match?

(?= ...) is not a "simple grouping", but a look-ahead (ie it looks for the presence of the regex within the group, but doesn't consume any characters).

Use (?: ... ) for just grouping.

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Re^2: Why does this simple grouping regex not match? by december (Pilgrim) on Feb 28, 2011 at 13:59 UTC
I'm an idiot. It's a typo, I meant to use a colon in my code. I just kept on copying the same typo. Sorry folks!	[reply]
Re^3: Why does this simple grouping regex not match? by Anonymous Monk on Feb 28, 2011 at 14:10 UTC
a healthy colon is vital to good health and vitality	[reply]
Re^4: Why does this simple grouping regex not match? by december (Pilgrim) on Mar 01, 2011 at 11:41 UTC
... while equality is overrated? ;)	[reply]

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