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I assume by 'full match' they mean: - the pattern is found in the input - the start of the match is the start of the input - the end of the match is the end

• freeopinion 6y ago
  I don't know what any of your three statements actually mean. R*D*M* does not specify anything that has to be found in the string. Nor does any pattern of ()* or []* no matter what you put between the parens or brackets. In all of those cases, any possible string matches the regex starting at the beginning of the string and ending at the end of the string. Your clarification doesn't clarify anything for me.
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  • jcranmer 6y ago
    The regex crossword is working on the basis of matching the entire input string (of " "), not on finding a substring that matches the regex. You can prefer to think of it as having all regexes have an implicit ^ and $, i.e., you're attempting to find a substring that matches "^RDM*$".
    • dec0dedab0de 6y ago
      You can prefer to think of it as having all regexes have an implicit ^ and $ That is literally what is happening: https://github.com/Jimbly/regex-crossword/blob/master/crossword.js#L118 https://github.com/Jimbly/regex-crossword/blob/master/crossw...
      • ladberg 6y ago
        Not anymore, hah: https://github.com/Jimbly/regex-crossword/commit/0e603975f21116718c6ed58328ae6d1ac7249628 https://github.com/Jimbly/regex-crossword/commit/0e603975f21...
        • dec0dedab0de 6y ago
          Haha! Fantastic commit message
          • Jimbly 6y ago
            Glad someone appreciated it :D
    • schoen 6y ago
      Similar to "egrep -x".
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