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digitalmars.D - Regexp and Regex - fixing old source code

reply "Daren Scot Wilson" <darenw darenscotwilson.com> writes:
I have some D2 source code resembling

   if (auto m = std.regexp.search(text, "x") )  {
       ...
   }

This gives "function std.regexp.search is deprecated".  Not being 
expert at regexes in any compile-to-metal language including D, I 
hoped I could just change "regexp" to "regex" and be on my way.  
Nope, apparently the new regex isn't pin-for-pin compatible with 
the old regexp.  It doesn't have search().  The compiler gives 
"Error: undefined identifier module regex.search"

Not wanting to spend a gob of time learning regex, which I'm 
unlikely to ever use in my normal work (or abnormal work), is 
there something like a how-to cheat sheet for switching regexp 
code to regex?
Jun 01 2013
parent "Tyro[17]" <ridimz yahoo.com> writes:
On 6/1/13 6:31 PM, Daren Scot Wilson wrote:
 I have some D2 source code resembling

    if (auto m = std.regexp.search(text, "x") )  {
        ...
    }

 This gives "function std.regexp.search is deprecated".  Not being expert
 at regexes in any compile-to-metal language including D, I hoped I could
 just change "regexp" to "regex" and be on my way. Nope, apparently the
 new regex isn't pin-for-pin compatible with the old regexp.  It doesn't
 have search().  The compiler gives "Error: undefined identifier module
 regex.search"

 Not wanting to spend a gob of time learning regex, which I'm unlikely to
 ever use in my normal work (or abnormal work), is there something like a
 how-to cheat sheet for switching regexp code to regex?
The details of std.regex is found at this link: http://dlang.org/phobos/std_regex.html maybe this might help: import std.regex; void main() { auto text = "regex"; if (auto m = match(text, "x") ) { auto c = m.captures; writeln(c.pre, ":", c.post, ":", c.hit); } } For future information, posts of this nature should be posted in D.learn. -- Andrew Edwards -------------------- http://www.akeron.co auto getAddress() { string location = " ", period = "."; return ("info" ~ location ~ "afidem" ~ period ~ "org"); }
Jun 01 2013