Comments on: Fun with Java RegEx String Replacement http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/10/17/fun-with-java-regex-string-replacement/ just a lowly edtech geek, mumble mumble university of calgary Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:25:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rene http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/10/17/fun-with-java-regex-string-replacement/#comment-182034 Rene Sat, 10 May 2008 17:56:43 +0000 191791800#comment-182034 This is my favorite reference: http://www.regular-expressions.info This is my favorite reference: http://www.regular-expressions.info

]]> By: Helge Staedtler http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/10/17/fun-with-java-regex-string-replacement/#comment-80302 Helge Staedtler Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 191791800#comment-80302 Oh yeah, I think replacing stuff with RegEx is nearly as complex as doing the complete search-replace-algorithm yourself. Do you know a good source of an "idiots guide to RegEx"? Somthing foolproof that explains how this stuff works in human speak not in tech-speak? I mean hey it is only some small little String which is needed for RegEx to work, but to figure out which string you need will cost you so much time. You have to wrap you head around machine-thinking I reall dislike dangeling my head with machine-thinking like this. I tried making sense of RegEx several times without getting what I wanted. So I did my own recursive (computingtime-saving) Search-and-Replace-Engine, which I can feed with human-readable and understandable rules. Oh yeah, I think replacing stuff with RegEx is nearly as complex as doing the complete search-replace-algorithm yourself. Do you know a good source of an “idiots guide to RegEx”? Somthing foolproof that explains how this stuff works in human speak not in tech-speak? I mean hey it is only some small little String which is needed for RegEx to work, but to figure out which string you need will cost you so much time. You have to wrap you head around machine-thinking I reall dislike dangeling my head with machine-thinking like this.

I tried making sense of RegEx several times without getting what I wanted. So I did my own recursive (computingtime-saving) Search-and-Replace-Engine, which I can feed with human-readable and understandable rules.

]]> By: D'Arcy http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/10/17/fun-with-java-regex-string-replacement/#comment-80303 D'Arcy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 191791800#comment-80303 There's a pretty good doc. on regex built into the BBEdit Help section. Other than that, I just keep hitting The Goog (or del.icio.us for "regex" ). I wonder if there's a decent Wikipedia article? There’s a pretty good doc. on regex built into the BBEdit Help section. Other than that, I just keep hitting The Goog (or del.icio.us for “regex” ). I wonder if there’s a decent Wikipedia article?

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