Ah, I missed the bit where it says "Flag syntax is xyz (set) or -xyz (clear) or xy-z (set xy, clear z)." You're quite right, there's a much simpler way: https://play.golang.org/p/upupUQUcsR8
On Saturday, 4 September 2021 at 20:51:53 UTC+1 kziem...@gmail.com wrote: > Thank you for your answer and opinion Briana Candler. > > I ask about unset only because of the cryptic text, at least to me, in the > description of RE2 (https://github.com/google/re2/wiki/Syntax). From > practical point of view, your solutions look good. > > I try to google about changes in examples in Go's stdlib, maybe this can > be done? > > Best > Kamil > > pt., 3 wrz 2021 o 21:42 Brian Candler <b.ca...@pobox.com> napisał(a): > >> I believe (?m) applies to the current group only; if you want to "unset" >> it then start a separate group. >> https://play.golang.org/p/wT_ZTrUSABL >> >> And I think you're right, there's no need to have capture groups for >> FindIndex. >> >> On Friday, 3 September 2021 at 20:33:14 UTC+1 kziem...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> My struggles with regexp is going and I have another problem. I read >>> closely syntax page of RE2 (https://github.com/google/re2/wiki/Syntax) >>> and I still not sure if I understand one example from regexp package. >>> >>> In example in method func (*Regexp) FindIndex ( >>> https://pkg.go.dev/reg...@go1.17#Regexp.FindIndex >>> <https://pkg.go.dev/regexp@go1.17#Regexp.FindIndex>) we have line >>> >>> pattern := regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)(?P<key>\w+):\s+(?P<value>\w+)$`) >>> >>> Does (?m) set value of flag m to true and if I want set it to false I >>> should write (?-m) or not? By default m should be false, but as example it >>> is fine. >>> >>> As a side note, this regular expression is used in other examples, when >>> we need <key> and <value>, but looks unnecessary complex for method >>> FindIndex. I guess >>> `(?m)\w+:\s+\w+$` >>> would work fine. Am I wrong? >>> >>> Best >>> Kamil >>> >>> środa, 1 września 2021 o 12:29:58 UTC+2 Kamil Ziemian napisał(a): >>> >>>> Kurtis Rader, peterGo thank you for the answers. I probably need to >>>> learn more about RPC protocols, for now I can only expand acronym. But >>>> this >>>> point with ignoring leading zeros is clear enough. And probalby more >>>> "elementary (and stupid)?" questions is comming. >>>> >>>> Kamil >>>> poniedziałek, 30 sierpnia 2021 o 03:02:51 UTC+2 peterGo napisał(a): >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> K, >>>>> >>>>> For a finite, unsigned binary number, ignoring leading zeros, how many >>>>> binary digits (the length in bits) are needed to represent a number? >>>>> >>>>> Peter >>>>> On Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 4:07:41 PM UTC-4 kziem...@gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thank for explanation, but I don't understand "But how many bits do >>>>>> you need to represent 0? The question is malformed as there are no set >>>>>> bits >>>>>> in the used representation of 0.". Why this is malformed questions? When >>>>>> I >>>>>> think of coding 1, I think about thaking one bit with 1 inside and when >>>>>> it >>>>>> goes to 0, I would take one bit with 0 inside. >>>>>> >>>>>> K. >>>>>> piątek, 27 sierpnia 2021 o 07:14:45 UTC+2 Volker Dobler napisał(a): >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thursday, 26 August 2021 at 22:17:55 UTC+2 kziem...@gmail.com >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Another topic. I needed to check package "math/bits" (learning >>>>>>>> about Go can lead us in such places quite fast) and I'm confused about >>>>>>>> function "Len(x uint) int". In its description we have ( >>>>>>>> https://pkg.go.dev/math/bi...@go1.17 >>>>>>>> <https://pkg.go.dev/math/bits@go1.17>) >>>>>>>> BEGINNING >>>>>>>> Len returns the minimum number of bits required to represent x; the >>>>>>>> result is 0 for x == 0. >>>>>>>> END >>>>>>>> I have no problem with using function that says 0 can be encoded in >>>>>>>> 0 bits, but it is still odd. Maybe it is connected to something done >>>>>>>> under >>>>>>>> the hood, about which I don't know a thing? Does anyone know why this >>>>>>>> choose was made? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> No, the description doesn't say that 0 can be encoded in 0 bits: >>>>>>> It says that Len(0) returns 0. >>>>>>> If you want Len to be a total function you must return a value for >>>>>>> every input. >>>>>>> For most inputs the value is strictly determined by what the >>>>>>> functions does >>>>>>> (number of bits needed to represent), so Len(9) == 3. But how many >>>>>>> bits >>>>>>> do you need to represent 0? The question is malformed as there are >>>>>>> no >>>>>>> set bits in the used representation of 0. One could have declared >>>>>>> "Len(0) returns -42" >>>>>>> but this makes no sense at all. Having Len(0)==0 results in >>>>>>> Len(a) <= Len(b) if a < b without having to invent totally arbitrary >>>>>>> values for Len(0). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You probably should not overinterpret Go's documentation. >>>>>>> This is not lyric. 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