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Re: Ruby Regexp why this expression does not match?

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On 03.12.2016 05:51, vunangluc@gmail.com wrote:
> I want to use this regex to match any block comment (c-style) in a string.
> But why the below does not?
>
>
> rblockcmt = Regexp.new "/\\*[.\s]*?\\*/"  # match block comment
> p rblockcmt=~"/* 22/Nov - add fee update */"
>
> ==> nil

Because a dot is not special in a character class.

Btw. why do you use Regexp.new and not write the expression directly?

Cheers

	robert

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Ruby Regexp why this expression does not match? vunangluc@gmail.com - 2016-12-02 20:51 -0800
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