in reply to Question on REGEX

a+? matches the minimal amount of "a" as long as there are 1 or more "a"'s (non greedy) while
a* matches "a" and maximum amount of anything as long as there are 0 or more (greedy)

-note: did a minor update to improve poor wording

-moen-

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Re: Re: Question on REGEX
by boo_radley (Parson) on May 14, 2001 at 20:07 UTC
    this is incorrect, or at least misleading.
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