My mistake. Works with filter too. :) On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 8:13 PM, Mike Bonner <bonnm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The regex builder thats part of LC is pretty good for immediate feedback > too, and has the benefit that it can place (hopefull working) code into the > clipboard for pasting into script, after choosing matchtext or matchchunk. > (still helpful for figuring out the regex for filter, though no > autogenerated code) All you have to do after pasting is specify the > container of text to check. It is limited i'm sure, but is still pretty > darn helpful. > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 7:05 PM, Kay C Lan <lan.kc.macm...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 12:44 AM, Bob Sneidar <bobsnei...@iotecdigital.com >> > >> wrote: >> >> > I read up on this, thinking that LC was implementing some substandard >> > regex functionality. Turns out this is the state of affairs in the regex >> > world. >> > >> > I don't know where Pete was reading that certain regex characters are >> not >> supported, and whilst I agree the Dictionary is very scarce with regex >> examples in the entry for matchText it states that LC uses the PCRE >> implementation of regex. Yes there are different flavours of regex which >> is >> why I like this online regex tester: >> >> https://regex101.com/#pcre >> >> It allows you to select the flavour of regex you want to use; too many of >> the other online regex testers are JavaScript based or Python. >> >> This site has a load of example (if you click on the Community tab at the >> top) so in many cases you don't even have to write any regex as someone >> has >> already written it for you. It's also nice that if you do write the regex >> yourself (or click on one of the examples) the Explanation box at top >> right >> automatically fills with an explanation of what it's doing - which may or >> may not match what you're trying to achieve ;-) >> >> But best of all, unlike writing regex in LC which gives you no feedback at >> all about your syntax, by using the online test you are given immediate >> feedback, i.e. if you enter the regex Pete listed in his original post the >> online tester immediately highlights the opening bracket in red - and in >> the Explanation box it tells you that it's missing it's closing bracket. >> Easy. >> >> If it works on this website it will work in LC. >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
