David B Funk wrote:
Mon, 15 May 2006 Matthew.van.Eerde (AT) hbinc (DOT) com wrote:
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>.{0,50}?and [^>]{0,50}are functionally equivalent.
Is that true in light of the non-backtracking qualifier at the
beginning of the whole grouping?
The non-backtracking qualifier breaks this. To paraphrase Animal Farm:
{0,50}?and [^>]{0,50}are functionally equivalent except when a non-backtracking quantifier is in effect.
So either that non-backtracking qualifier is the fly in the whole
ointment or I'm misunderstanding what it means.
You're correct.