Re: [boost] [soc][regex] multiple existing practices for named sub-expressions

From: Jake Voytko (jakevoytko_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-06-04 19:22:54

On 6/4/07, Eric Niebler <eric_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Hugh Wimberly wrote:
> > Essentially, .NET numbers all the named captures after all the unnamed
> > captures, and everybody else simply numbers them all in order from left to
> > right. My personal opinion is that the Boost.Regex implementation should
> > follow Python's and PCRE's practice
>
> Absolutely. That's what Xpressive does, also.

I agree. Taking the Python and PCRE path seems more user-friendly, in
terms of implementation as well as compatibility

Jake