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regexp: identify that submatch is also known as capturing group

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Mention the syntax is defined by the regexp/syntax package.
Fixes #3953.

R=golang-dev, dsymonds
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/7702044
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Rob Pike 2013-03-11 16:23:06 -07:00
parent 916f4cfa64
commit 1b3c969ac3
2 changed files with 10 additions and 8 deletions
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src/pkg/regexp/regexp.go
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@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
// general syntax used by Perl, Python, and other languages.
// More precisely, it is the syntax accepted by RE2 and described at
// http://code.google.com/p/re2/wiki/Syntax, except for \C.
// For an overview of the syntax, run
// godoc regexp/syntax
//
// All characters are UTF-8-encoded code points.
//
@ -27,11 +29,11 @@
// of bytes; return values are adjusted as appropriate.
//
// If 'Submatch' is present, the return value is a slice identifying the
// successive submatches of the expression. Submatches are matches of
// parenthesized subexpressions within the regular expression, numbered from
// left to right in order of opening parenthesis. Submatch 0 is the match of
// the entire expression, submatch 1 the match of the first parenthesized
// subexpression, and so on.
// successive submatches of the expression. Submatches are matches of
// parenthesized subexpressions (also known as capturing groups) within the
// regular expression, numbered from left to right in order of opening
// parenthesis. Submatch 0 is the match of the entire expression, submatch 1
// the match of the first parenthesized subexpression, and so on.
//
// If 'Index' is present, matches and submatches are identified by byte index
// pairs within the input string: result[2*n:2*n+1] identifies the indexes of

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src/pkg/regexp/syntax/doc.go
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@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ Repetitions:
x{n}? exactly n x
Grouping:
(re) numbered capturing group
(?P<name>re) named & numbered capturing group
(?:re) non-capturing group
(re) numbered capturing group (submatch)
(?P<name>re) named & numbered capturing group (submatch)
(?:re) non-capturing group (submatch)
(?flags) set flags within current group; non-capturing
(?flags:re) set flags during re; non-capturing