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Re: textarea multi-line regex

From	Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.javascript
Subject	Re: textarea multi-line regex
Date	2013-08-18 19:24 +0100
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Message-ID	<HFA3KaViFRESFwiH@invalid.uk.co.demon.merlyn.invalid> (permalink)
References	<kunrtr$bdr$1@dont-email.me> <kunt7j$bdr$2@dont-email.me>

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In comp.lang.javascript message <kunt7j$bdr$2@dont-email.me>, Sat, 17
Aug 2013 13:18:43, Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> posted:

>On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:56:27 +0000, Denis McMahon wrote:
>
>> var re = /^\s*(\S.*\S)\s*$/m;
>
>Meh, solved it now - in multiline . doesn't match newlines but \s does so:
>
>var re = /^\s*(\S[\S\s]*\S)\s*$/m;

I have a recollection, which needs checking, that in a RegExp [^]
matches more than . does; but that is not _necessarily_ in a JavaScript
RegExp, or even anywhere true.
 ... ... ...
<http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-valid.htm#RG> refers

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textarea multi-line regex Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-08-17 12:56 +0000
  Re: textarea multi-line regex Martin Honnen <mahotrash@yahoo.de> - 2013-08-17 15:10 +0200
    Re: textarea multi-line regex "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-08-17 17:13 +0200
    Re: textarea multi-line regex Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-08-18 10:57 +0200
      Re: textarea multi-line regex "Joao Rodrigues (J.R.)" <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2013-08-19 11:04 -0300
  Re: textarea multi-line regex Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-08-17 13:18 +0000
    Re: textarea multi-line regex Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-08-18 10:29 +0200
    Re: textarea multi-line regex Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-08-18 19:24 +0100
      Re: textarea multi-line regex "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-08-18 23:11 +0200
        Re: textarea multi-line regex Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-08-18 21:36 +0000
          Re: textarea multi-line regex "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-08-19 00:50 +0200
          Re: textarea multi-line regex Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-08-19 19:48 +0100
      Re: textarea multi-line regex Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2013-08-19 00:18 +0200
  Re: textarea multi-line regex Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-08-18 10:22 +0200

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