Re^3: Regex help


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Re^3: Regex help

by C_T (Scribe)

on Oct 26, 2004 at 17:44 UTC ( #402728=note: print w/replies, xml )

Need Help??

in reply to Re^2: Regex help
in thread Regex help

/B(?:3[89]|4\d)/
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This worked like a charm, and really helped me understand the proper syntax of the conditional test.

Thanks much!

Charles Thomas
Madison, WI

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Re^4: Regex help
by ikegami (Pope) on Oct 26, 2004 at 18:27 UTC

(?(?{code}true-regexp)
(?(?{code}true-regexp|false-regexp)

/
   B
   (\d\d)
   (?
      (?{ $1 < 38 || $1 > 49 })  # if invalid
      (?=A)(?=Z)                 # then fail
                                 # else succeed
   )
/x
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It could also have been written:

/
   B
   (\d\d)
   (?(?{ $1 >= 38 && $1 <= 49 })  # if valid
                                  # succeed
      |                           # else
      (?=A)(?=Z)                  # fail
   )
/x
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(?=A)(?=Z) means the next char must be an 'A' and must be a 'Z'. That's never gonna happen.

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