Comments on: regex 0.9.6 http://larsolavtorvik.com/2008/10/regex-0_9_6/ my developer blog... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:36:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ronnie http://larsolavtorvik.com/2008/10/regex-0_9_6/#comment-33257 Ronnie Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:32:19 +0000 http://larsolavtorvik.com/?p=18#comment-33257 I also love to use this tool, it makes regular expressions less hard. I can confirm what DaveDisaster said about the quotes in the js version. I also noticed a small other problem: Pattern: "<meta charset="(.*?)"/>" Replacement: "<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=$1" />" Subject: "<head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title>" The tool detects the pattern in the string, but the replacement is not visible. When i remove the first “<” in the replacement sting it works as it should. When i use the < in real javascript it works. I see wordpress is filtering the HTML input so i replaced them with < and > I also love to use this tool, it makes regular expressions less hard.

I can confirm what DaveDisaster said about the quotes in the js version.

I also noticed a small other problem:
Pattern: “<meta charset=”(.*?)”/>”
Replacement: “<meta http-equiv=”Content-Type” content=”text/html; charset=$1″ />”
Subject: “<head><meta charset=”utf-8″/><title>”

The tool detects the pattern in the string, but the replacement is not visible. When i remove the first “<” in the replacement sting it works as it should.

When i use the < in real javascript it works.

I see wordpress is filtering the HTML input so i replaced them with < and >

]]> By: Ronnie http://larsolavtorvik.com/2008/10/regex-0_9_6/#comment-33256 Ronnie Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:29:36 +0000 http://larsolavtorvik.com/?p=18#comment-33256 I also love to use this tool, it makes regular expressions less hard. I can confirm what DaveDisaster said about the quotes in the js version. I also noticed a small other problem: Pattern: Replacement: Subject: The tool detects the pattern in the string, but the replacement is not visible. When i remove the first "<" in the replacement sting it works as it should. When i use the < in real javascript it works. I also love to use this tool, it makes regular expressions less hard.

I can confirm what DaveDisaster said about the quotes in the js version.

I also noticed a small other problem:
Pattern:
Replacement:
Subject:

The tool detects the pattern in the string, but the replacement is not visible. When i remove the first “<” in the replacement sting it works as it should.

When i use the < in real javascript it works.

]]> By: DaveDisaster http://larsolavtorvik.com/2008/10/regex-0_9_6/#comment-33254 DaveDisaster Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:16:22 +0000 http://larsolavtorvik.com/?p=18#comment-33254 I use your regex tool on a regular basis. Incredibly useful utility, so thanks for the update. Seems to be a small issue with JavaScript code output for replace - the replacement string (or backref as the case may be) is not quoted, which will cause people problems if they copy/paste the code from your site. Keep up the good work! I use your regex tool on a regular basis. Incredibly useful utility, so thanks for the update.

Seems to be a small issue with JavaScript code output for replace - the replacement string (or backref as the case may be) is not quoted, which will cause people problems if they copy/paste the code from your site.

Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Damien http://larsolavtorvik.com/2008/10/regex-0_9_6/#comment-33253 Damien Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:09:03 +0000 http://larsolavtorvik.com/?p=18#comment-33253 Dear Lars, Thanks for a very useful, well designed tool. I truly helped me out debugging a complex pcre. One suggestion for improvement, the generated php code does not properly escape the backslash "\" and the single quote "'". For example: pattern 'a+\\'b+' on subject string 'aaa\'bbb' is coded as preg_match('/'a+\\'b+'/', ''aaa\'bbb'', $result); but that code is not valid - it should be preg_match('/\\\'a+\\\\\'b+\\\'/', '\'aaa\\\'bbb\'', $result); Dear Lars,

Thanks for a very useful, well designed tool. I truly helped me out debugging a complex pcre.

One suggestion for improvement, the generated php code does not properly escape the backslash “\” and the single quote “‘”. For example: pattern ‘a+\\’b+’ on subject string ‘aaa\’bbb’ is coded as preg_match(’/'a+\\’b+’/', ”aaa\’bbb”, $result); but that code is not valid - it should be preg_match(’/\\\’a+\\\\\’b+\\\’/', ‘\’aaa\\\’bbb\”, $result);

]]> By: oxman http://larsolavtorvik.com/2008/10/regex-0_9_6/#comment-33251 oxman Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:09:17 +0000 http://larsolavtorvik.com/?p=18#comment-33251 Very nice one ! Very nice one !

]]> By: Zamus http://larsolavtorvik.com/2008/10/regex-0_9_6/#comment-33235 Zamus Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:59:16 +0000 http://larsolavtorvik.com/?p=18#comment-33235 Thanks for the regex tool. add the following above the adword. If you like this tool, click on the advertisers! :D ;) Thanks for the regex tool.

add the following above the adword.

If you like this tool, click on the advertisers!

:D ;)

]]> By: JCommelin http://larsolavtorvik.com/2008/10/regex-0_9_6/#comment-33234 JCommelin Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:19:06 +0000 http://larsolavtorvik.com/?p=18#comment-33234 Hi Lars, Thanks for your very good regex tool. I wondered, could you add functionality so I can choose my delimeters myself? At the moment you can only use the default '/' but that is not handy when prototyping a regex for pathnames. I would like to be able to change it to one of "@#$" for example. JCommelin Hi Lars,

Thanks for your very good regex tool.
I wondered, could you add functionality so I can choose my delimeters myself? At the moment you can only use the default ‘/’ but that is not handy when prototyping a regex for pathnames. I would like to be able to change it to one of “@#$” for example.

JCommelin

]]> By: Lucian http://larsolavtorvik.com/2008/10/regex-0_9_6/#comment-33233 Lucian Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:27:50 +0000 http://larsolavtorvik.com/?p=18#comment-33233 Hi, I am learning how to use the regular expressions (I program in PHP) and looking for a testing tool, I must say yours was the best out of the 3 I tested (the first 3 results in google). So, let me congratulate you for your work! There are anyway, some improvements (not bugs) that I can suggest you: - it is sometimes useful to see the error message (only when you get an error, not always!), eventually in the place where the "result" usually is placed. - the "Help PHP PCRE" is very long. I suggest you to place the symbol and the description on the same row, eventually with different colors, (like http://www.pagecolumn .com/tool/pregtest.htm). Thanks again for doing it and for not filling it with annoying banners! Hi,

I am learning how to use the regular expressions (I program in PHP) and looking for a testing tool, I must say yours was the best out of the 3 I tested (the first 3 results in google). So, let me congratulate you for your work!
There are anyway, some improvements (not bugs) that I can suggest you:
- it is sometimes useful to see the error message (only when you get an error, not always!), eventually in the place where the “result” usually is placed.
- the “Help PHP PCRE” is very long. I suggest you to place the symbol and the description on the same row, eventually with different colors, (like http://www.pagecolumn .com/tool/pregtest.htm).

Thanks again for doing it and for not filling it with annoying banners!

]]> By: gark87 http://larsolavtorvik.com/2008/10/regex-0_9_6/#comment-33231 gark87 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:07:52 +0000 http://larsolavtorvik.com/?p=18#comment-33231 This is strange behavior of highlighter with following parameters: PHP PCRE preg_match_all Pattern (start and end slashes will be added when needed): a+b* Subject: azab it highlights in Matches _a_z_a_b, but shouldn't it be _a_z_ab_? Result looks right: (a, ab). This is strange behavior of highlighter with following parameters:

PHP PCRE
preg_match_all

Pattern (start and end slashes will be added when needed):
a+b*
Subject:
azab

it highlights in Matches _a_z_a_b, but shouldn’t it be _a_z_ab_?
Result looks right: (a, ab).

]]> By: Jacob Christiansen http://larsolavtorvik.com/2008/10/regex-0_9_6/#comment-33230 Jacob Christiansen Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:15:44 +0000 http://larsolavtorvik.com/?p=18#comment-33230 Great tool. Great for developing regexps. Use it all the time. Keep up the good work. Great tool. Great for developing regexps. Use it all the time. Keep up the good work.

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