Re: regexp question

2001-06-07 Thread Martin Weinless
by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. On Thu, 7 Jun 2001, Jeff 'japhy' Pinyan wrote: > On Jun 7, Martin Weinless said: > > >take the regexp '.n+..?.?v*.' > > > >By all that is sacred, if we use the string 'super

regexp question

2001-06-07 Thread Martin Weinless
Hello, This is probably not a true beginners question - it refers to an example that I use in class when we discuss regexps. Here is the problem: take the regexp '.n+..?.?v*.' By all that is sacred, if we use the string 'supernova', there should be no match since there are too many characters