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Can regular expressions parse XML: No. Can regular expressions parse the subset of XML that I need to pull something out of a document: Maybe. We have enough
by ok123456 1y ago
Can regular expressions parse XML: No.
Can regular expressions parse the subset of XML that I need to pull something out of a document: Maybe.
We have enough library "ergonomics" now that it's not any more difficult to use a regex vs a full XML parser now in dynlangs. Back when this wasn't the case, it really did mean the differnce between a one or two line solution, and about 300 lines of SAX boiler-pate.