[egenix-users] How to create nested search pattern witn mxTextTools ?

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Pekka Niiranen wrote:
> I am searching nested strings that are limited (and include)
> with ?- and ! -signs.
> 
> I have created a nested EBNF-search pattern with Simpleparse-1.0 module
> for mxTextTools. The problem is: I am interested only on matched strings
> 
> and cannot use flag (true or not ?) "AppendMatch" with SimpleParse.
> 
> What is the mxTextTool equivalent of the EBNF -notation below:
> 
> declaration := a,(match,a)*
> match := '?',a,(match,a)*,'!'
> <a> := [-_a-z0-9A-Z:. ]*        #Not returning this line
> 
> in case of a string "aa?BB?CC!DD!ee?FF!gg"
> it should return:
> 
> [?BB?CC!DD!, ?CC!, ?FF!]
> 
> Any help appreciated,

You should have a look at the SubTable command. It would allow
you to do this.

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