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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the . character in a regular expression does not match new lines
how do i match any character, including an unknown number of new lines?
ive tried these:
[.|\\s]*?
(.|\\s)*?
.|\\s*?
none seem to work
Also posted at Regex new lines and the . character - Dev Shed
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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
You should add the link to the other site in the beginning and not wait until afterwards.
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