On 2013-08-09 00:46, rameo wrote: > I have trouble finding the correct regex. > > I know that a sequence of characters enclosed in brackets means > their optional: [xyz] means any 'x' OR 'y' OR 'z' > > but how can I find them all? > any 'x' AND 'y' AND 'z' in whatever sequence and quantity
Because the syntax "[xyz]" means "'x' at this location or 'y' at this location or 'z' at this location", using AND would automatically fail for this context. Only one character can be at a given place in the text. If you want them in sequence, then you want "x.*y.*z" which means any 'x' followed eventually by a 'y', followed eventually by a 'z' If you want to assert that all 3 exist on the same line but in any order, that's a bit uglier, but made easier by Dr. Chip's logipat.vim plugin. Using that suggests \%(.*x.*\&\%(.*y.*\&.*z.*\)\) where the "\&" atom asserts that each of the pattern parts have to match. -tim -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
