Regular Express in Find function ?

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by Didier >> Sat, 30 Dec 2006 0:25:07 GMT

Hi,
I find that Jade can not support "Regular Express" in find fucntion.
But i am not very sure.

Anyone can give a confirmation ?

If can, how to use.
If can not, Why ?

Didier
2006.12.29

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by Michael J >> Wed, 3 Jan 2007 23:02:28 GMT

Regular expressions are a .net implementation of a particular style of string searches. As it is a microsoft licensed technology you are highly unlikely to find it in any other technology. That said it is quite easy to replicate in most languages and Im sure you can do the same in Jade using the standard string functions.

p.s. You might get more responses if you include an example of what you want to achieve as your question is very confusing without any logical context.

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by allistar >> Sat, 6 Jan 2007 10:12:38 GMT

Regular expressions were around a long time before .net was ever designed and implemented, and from what I know it sure isn't Microsoft licensed technology.

Having said that, having proper regular expressions in the find dialogs would be quite handy. This is a disadvantage of not being able to choose your own preferred editor.

Allistar.

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by Michael J >> Sun, 7 Jan 2007 22:29:56 GMT

sorry typo above; regular expressions should have read 'regular express' as per the OP's request. It is the .net shorthand used for implementation of regular expressions seaches or at least my .net developer informs me of that