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From: Ben Hanson <jamin.hanson@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: Regular expression string searching & matching
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> [Doesn't that depend on whether you interpret the END STATE in state 6 to stop even
> if there's more input? -John]

That is why we have the "leftmost longest" rule. Try it out with any regex engine (including flex).

Regards,

Ben