On 23 Aug 2001 16:16:09 +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 06:08:09PM +1200, Adam Warner wrote: > > Try and replace the tags with "hello" (no quotes) using this regexp: > > <.*?> > > [The "?" is supposed to make the any character matching non-greedy]. > > Regexps vary. Using the "?" in that way is a Perl regexp thing, iirc, and > can't be relied on everywhere. Use "<[^>]*>" if you want to be sure.
Oops. I should have asked you guys first! Well it's a pity that regexps vary. Thanks for the tip. I wasn't aware that the use of a question mark was non-standard. I was looking at the Python Regular Expression HOWTO at the time, but I remember using it previously with a Perl-orientated regexp HOWTO as well. This also explains why I didn't find other bug reports :-) Regards, Adam
