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DiapDealer · 02-23-2012, 04:58 PM

It's pretty hard to fine-tune an expression's (non)greediness in 0.4.2 when the "Minimal Matching" check-box is the only method of control you have over it.

In 0.5.x and higher, I'd use something like:

Code:

<p(.*?)?>.*?</p>(?=(\s+)?<div)

02-23-2012, 04:58 PM	#6
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 29,047 Karma: 210162574 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	It's pretty hard to fine-tune an expression's (non)greediness in 0.4.2 when the "Minimal Matching" check-box is the only method of control you have over it. In 0.5.x and higher, I'd use something like: Code: <p(.?)?>.?</p>(?=(\s+)?<div) Last edited by DiapDealer; 02-23-2012 at 05:03 PM.