Re^2: Substituting a comma only when it is preceded and followed by a bracket

It does not work for nested parentheses:

$s='aa, aaa, aaaa, aaa, (aaa, aaa, aaa, a), aaa, aaa, (aaa, aaa, (aaa,
+ aa), aaa, aaa), aaa, aaa';
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The specification is unclear in this regard.

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Re^3: Substituting a comma only when it is preceded and followed by a bracket by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 02, 2011 at 17:39 UTC
The specification is unclear in this regard. I think the specification is very clear and has all the appearance of being thorough. I took it to be so. Whilst is doesn't mention that there won't be nested parens, it also doesn't mention that the commas might one of the Unicode variants (eg.(U+060C)). Either would be a significant fact worthy of mention. For example, what would you do with commas inside the outer parens, but outside the inner ones? With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]

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Re^3: Substituting a comma only when it is preceded and followed by a bracket
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 02, 2011 at 17:39 UTC

The specification is unclear in this regard.

I think the specification is very clear and has all the appearance of being thorough. I took it to be so.

Whilst is doesn't mention that there won't be nested parens, it also doesn't mention that the commas might one of the Unicode variants (eg.(U+060C)). Either would be a significant fact worthy of mention.

For example, what would you do with commas inside the outer parens, but outside the inner ones?

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

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