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Thread: regex new lines and the . character

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    Default regex new lines and the . character

    the . character in a regular expression does not match new lines
    how do i match any character, including an unknown number of new lines?


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    Default Re: regex new lines and the . character

    ive tried these:
    [.|\\s]*?
    (.|\\s)*?
    .|\\s*?
    none seem to work

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    Default Re: regex new lines and the . character

    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: regex new lines and the . character

    yes they found the answer
    sorry about cross posting but i didnt get an answer
    whenever i cross post, i always update all the threads so no one wastes time fixing a problem that has already been solved

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    Default Re: regex new lines and the . character

    You should add the link to the other site in the beginning and not wait until afterwards.
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