Positive lookahead
#1 : 17/09-23 14:18 Kath
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If I try to use positive lookahead to search for '&', it doesn't seem to work.
(?=&) Yet, If i use 'and', it works fine. (?=and) I am trying to match either '&' OR 'and' in a string. '&' Does not appear to be a control character, so i'm mystified. (this was using https://regex101.com/ and set to PCRE) Does anyone know why this happens? |
#2 : 12/10-23 08:18 Kim Jensen
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Reply to #1:
I don't know if this will help but have you tried escaping it like this \& ? |
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#3 : 16/10-23 22:31 Kath
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Reply to #2:
Yes, I tried escaping but it didnt seem to work. Thankyou for the reply though! Regex is difficult :) |