On 5/31/07, Chas Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 5/31/07, Sharan Basappa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> $str =~ m/m(.*i?)(.*pi)/;
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? only means non-greedy when following a * or a +.  When it follows a
pattern it means optional.


Oh, and it makes the generalized* versions non-greedy as well.


*{n}, {n,}, and {n, m}

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