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Old 04-07-2008, 12:10 AM   #9 (permalink)
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"I'll teach you a new regex trick. Lazy (opposite of greedy) matching. Matches as less as possible."

I've seen this before, but I keep forgetting about it. It actually solves a problem I asked about here awhile ago, if I were still using a regex for it - since then I've discovered I could use strpos() and substr() to accomplish it quicker.

Next thing I need to learn with regular expressions is assertions and I'll almost be ready to call myself a beginner with them.
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