>>>>> "DS" == Dave Storrs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DS> Both \1 and $1 refer to what is matched by the first set of parens
DS> in a regex. AFAIK, the only difference between these two notation
DS> is that \1 is used within the regex itself and $1 is used outside
DS> of the regex. Is there any reason not to standardize these down
DS> to one notation (i.e., eliminate one or the other)?
because $1 having be set previously will be interpolated INTO the new
regex. so you have to have another notation to refer to grabbed stuff
from the current regex.
uri
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