Hi,
I think you need to anchor the whole expression:
(?x:
^(([a-zA-Z_]{1}[a-zA-Z0-9_]*:)|
([1-9]{1}[0-9]*))
)
(I have not tested this yet).
Maarten
> On 14 Jan 2024, at 11:32, Joaquin Adiego <jadi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm developing a codeless language module for Boriel ZX Basic. Everything
> works fine except the labels (which can be the old Basic line numbers, at the
> beginning of the line, or an identifier ending with ':' also at the beginning
> of a line). I have used regular expressions to recognize all language
> elements (see file attached). Numeric tags are recognized well (appearing in
> green, see the screenshot attached), but text tags are not, recognizing
> strings that are not at the beginning of a line as tags as well. The two
> regular expressions are similar, so I don't understand very well why it works
> well in one case and doesn't work in the other. I have tried rewriting the
> regular expression in different ways but have not been successful, so I
> deduce that the problem must lie in the module specification, but I am not
> able to locate it.
>
> Can anyone help me with this?
>
> Regards
>
>
>
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