Re: [Boost-users] Regex - how to match everything beginning at '<a href=' and ending at '</a>'

From: Richard Dingwall (rdingwall_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-08 01:57:27

On 4/8/07, Jeff <jeff_j_dunlap_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> I am new to regex and see how to match the URL string using the expression
> below:
>
> Expression: <a href[^<]*</a>
>
> To match: Art Page
>
> Unfortunately, the URL strings vary and I am basically wanting to get
> everything beginning at '<a href=' and ending at '</a>'.  Doing so, would allow
> me to get URL strings like the one above as well as:
>
> Art Page
And More
>
> or
>
>

Have you tried a simpler pattern:

<a .*href.*/a>

(Infinite wild match before the href in case they decide to put the
target attribute first or something).

Richard
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