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  • vapour
    replied to Purpose of '#' character in regular expressions
    in PHP
    Thanks for the response. Nope, the hash just seems to be part of the furniture, so to speak. Some end in #si, for example, denoting it's a regex construction thing.

    Any more ideas from anyone?
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    • vapour
      replied to Purpose of '#' character in regular expressions
      in PHP
      Just bumping here...hope that's OK. Again, any response will be very much appreciated.
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        started a topic Purpose of '#' character in regular expressions
        in PHP

        Purpose of '#' character in regular expressions

        Hi,

        Quick question here, and wondering if anyone can help. I often see the hash character ('#') in regular expressions and am wondering what purpose it is supposed to serve.

        Example:

        [PHP]#(?<=[\x00-\x40\x5b-\x60\x7b-\x7f]|^)[/PHP]
        Every bit of online documentation I have looked at states the hash character's purpose is merely to denote the line is a comment. Clearly this is not the case if the...
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