From: harven <harven@free.fr>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: \w does not work in a range
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:39:50 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m21vs08761.fsf@free.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: c24a1f7c-deff-4a5f-8002-dab0c509035a@k2g2000yql.googlegroups.com
Decebal <CLDWesterhof@gmail.com> writes:
> I would like to define a regulair expression like [\w\-]+, but the \w
> seems not to work inside the [ and ]. Is this true, or do I need to do
> something special?
use [[:word:]\-]+ instead.
see the elisp manual, section character classes 34.3.1.2
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/elisp.html#Char-Classes
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-04-10 22:39 UTC|newest]
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2009-04-10 20:35 \w does not work in a range Decebal
2009-04-10 22:39 ` harven [this message]
2009-04-11 10:44 ` Decebal
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