On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:53:30 -0800, John W. Krahn wrote:
>John W. Krahn wrote:
>> FlashMX wrote:
>>
>>> I need to modify some existing code. The below line checks a file I'm
>>> reading in and does a search/replace based on the match. Currently
>>> I'm looking for...
>>>
>>> if (/00000 set/) { ...etc.
>>>
>>> Because the "000000" can change to different numbers (but always 6
>>> figures which could include a period) how can I do a wildcard search?
>>>
>>> For example I also need to search for ".00000". Or it could also be
>>> ".45306" or "123456" etc.
>>>
>>> if (/WILDCARD set/) { ...etc.
>>
>> If the decimal point will always be at the beginning of the number:
>>
>> /(?:\.\d{5}|\d{6}) set/
>
>Or:
>
>/[.\d]\d{5} set/
>
>
Not sure if the decimal would always be at the beginning. I guess I have to
take into considering it could fall at the beginning, middle or even the end.
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