largest Regex match possible

[gsterndale]

In the example below I'd like to match 'what is' and 'foo bar'. Any
ideas?

'what is foo bar' =~ /(.*)\s*(foo bar|bar)/ => 0
$1 => "what is foo "
$2 => "bar"

Thanks!

 

[Heesob Park]

Hi,

In the example below I'd like to match 'what is' and 'foo bar'. Any
ideas?

'what is foo bar' =~ /(.*)\s*(foo bar|bar)/ => 0
$1 => "what is foo "
$2 => "bar"

Thanks!

Try this:

'what is foo bar' =~ /(.*?)\s+(foo bar|bar)/

Regards,

Park Heesob

 

[gsterndale]

Hi,





Try this:

'what is foo bar' =~ /(.*?)\s+(foo bar|bar)/

Regards,

Park Heesob

Good stuff. Thanks Park!