difference between regex .*? and .+?

[Will Helton]

I thought I had made a note of this, but I haven't. :(

What is the difference between .*? and .+? in regex?

Thanks,

Will

[Hans list]

You could type a test sentence with different punctuation marks, e.g.:

Franz (1) jagt 1. im komplett, verwahrlosten Taxi! quer durch Bayern.

And search for different parts. Write down your observations (which expression does span/include what?) and publish them here :).

[Will Helton]

As we say in Alabama:

Do what?

I have no idea what you mean. :D

It's not a biggie. I'll test these as I go along and make a note of what I get.

Cheers,

Will

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[Hans van den Broek]

Context? 

I don’t think there is a difference, if used in combination. The will both “Match[es] 0 or more of the preceeding token. This is a lazy match, and will match as few characters as possible before satisfying the next token.” (according to RegExr)

Cheers,

Hans

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[Igor Kmitowski]

Hi Will,

> I thought I had made a note of this, but I haven't. :(
>
> What is the difference between .*? and .+? in regex?

.*? = any character zero or more times.

.+? = any character one or more times.

Cheers,
Igor

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