Re: [Boost-users] regex_match problem

From: Caleb Epstein (caleb.epstein_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-25 10:28:08

On 5/25/05, Wilkinson, John <john.wilkinson_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> const string float_regex =
> "([+-]?(([\\d]+\\.?)|(\\.[\\d]+)|([\\d]+\\.[\\d]+))){0,1}";

All of your groups are "capturing", which would explain all of the
extra matches you get.  You should make all but the outermost group in
float_regex non-capturing using "(?:" instead of "(".

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Caleb Epstein
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