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the bit in the middle u mean? because that % symbol ("% are ...") has already been matched in its "%cats%" incarnation.

iow "%(.*?)%" will match "%cats%", the processor will then go to work on the remaining part, "are nice but %strings% are stringy", and match "%strings%".

nanoflymo (ledge), Monday, 10 January 2011 09:47 (thirteen years ago) link

you can also "force non-greedy" with [^\n\r]*

progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Monday, 17 January 2011 13:01 (thirteen years ago) link


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