um. They don't. I goofed. This would work for anything where the opening or closing are the same.
Hmm. Offhand, I think you might have to use a separate check for anything like (), {}, <>, and anything else where the opener and closer must be paired but are different. --Ben Doom Programmer & General Lackey Moonbow Software : -----Original Message----- : From: Samuel Neff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] : Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 2:24 PM : To: CF-Talk : Subject: RE: RegExpression Question : : : I don't understand how the backreferences can work in this case: : : (Andy) : : If it matches the first (, then it will search for a matching (, not the : matching ). : : > -----Original Message----- : > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] : > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 12:25 PM : > To: CF-Talk : > Subject: RE: RegExpression Question : > : > : > refind("([""'(])Andy\1", string) : > will find the tree examples you gave. : > : > If you want an explanation or more help, I suggest you turn : > to: : > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=threads : &forumid=21 : Read, Post to, or Join the list here for all your RegEx needs. :-) : : : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm