Subject: Re: [xsl] Support for lookaround regexp in XSLT -- any time soon? From: James Fuller <james.fuller.2007@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 09:59:41 +0100 |
alternately, you may find that some processors 'bend the rules a little' eg. I think (I maybe wrong) basex for example may allow lookbehind/lookahead. unsure about the original reason to restrict regex, as it seems to just confuse people when a regex they lovingly crafted elsewhere doesn't work (not that the various java, Perl, etc schisms help). I am all for upgrading regex expressions, feels like very low hanging fruit to me. J On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 1:20 AM, Manuel Souto Pico <m.soutopico@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi there, > > I've been using XSLT/XPath for some time to find patterns in > (XML-based) XLIFF files, but now I'm going to need more complex > regexps (e.g. positive/negative lookaround/lookbehind/lookahead, aka > zero-width assertions, or non-capturing groups) and I see that they > are not supported. > > My question is whether there are plans to support these advanced > features in the future. Does anyone know? > > I know .NET or Perl regular expressions support that, but I would > rather stick to XSLT if I can. It makes my life much simpler. > > Thanks in advance. > > Cheers, > Manuel Souto Pico
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