David Kastrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Actually the only cases I can vaguely remember using the >> (/ (length (match-data)) 2) idiom didn't use the whole (match-data). >> They typically used the idiom in order to know *which* subgroup matched (of >> course it only works if you craft your regexp carefully). > > That would not work. (length (match-data)) is a property of the > regexp, not the match.
According to the code, it does work. Match data only contains markers until the last successful match. -- Kim F. Storm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.cua.dk _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel
