std.regex: document inline flags in the syntax table#11042
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| $(REG_ROW (?imsx), Inline flags: enables one or more of the matching flags | ||
| i, m, s and x for the remainder of the pattern. A leading -, as in | ||
| (?-i), disables the flags that follow instead, so flags can be turned | ||
| on and off partway through a pattern. The g flag cannot be set inline. ) |
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what do thee flags do? can you briefly define them inline here or link to their documentation.
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These flags are same as Regex flags below, I'll add note for this.
The inline flag syntax (?i), (?-i), (?ims) ... is implemented and works (parser.d handles s, x, i, m and - after (?), applying the flags to the rest of the pattern), but the syntax table had no entry for it, making it look unsupported. Add a (?flags) row describing the leading - toggle, linking the flag letters to the Regex flags table, and note that g is not available inline.
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The inline flag syntax (?i), (?-i), (?ims) ... is implemented and works (parser.d handles s, x, i, m and - after (?), applying the flags to the rest of the pattern), but the syntax table had no entry for it, making it look unsupported. Add a row describing (?imsx) and the leading - toggle, and note that g is not available inline.
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