On 21-Dec-2010 22:33, Bram Moolenaar wrote:
>
> Ingo Karkat wrote:
>
>> Alternatively, couldn't something starting with a backslash be used,
>> for example \{99}?
>
> That's already used. We could use \%99g, where "g" stands for group.
Ah yes, I (and probably the OP with his proposed ${N} syntax) forgot that the
capturing group can also be referenced in the regexp itself, not just in the
replacement part.
I would also prefer Tom Link's suggestion of named matching groups. \g<name>
could be used for that, like Ruby 1.9 does.
-- regards, ingo
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