Answer by exussum for Why doesn't a non-greedy quantifier sometimes work in...
Because you're selecting too much:SELECT regexp_substr('A=1,B=2,C=3,','.*?B=.*?,' ) as A_and_B, -- Now works as expected regexp_substr('A=1,B=2,C=3,','B=.*?,' ) as B_only -- works just fineFROM dualSQL...
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You've got a really great bounty, so I'm going to try to nail it comprehensively.You make assumptions in your regular expression handling that are incorrect.Oracle is NOT compatible with Perl regular...
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Looking at the feedback, I hesitate to jump in, but here I go ;-)According to the Oracle docs, the *? and +? match a "preceding subexpression". For *? specifically:Matches zero or more occurrences of...
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It's a BUG!You are right that in Perl, 'A=1,B=2,C=3,' =~ /.*B=.*?,/; print $& prints A=1,B=2,What you have stumbled upon is a bug that still exists in Oracle Database 11g R2. If the exact same...
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IMO, this query should return A=1,B=2,SELECT regexp_substr('A=1,B=2,C=3,', '.*B=.*?,') as A_and_B FROM dualBut it returns the whole string, A=1,B=2,C=3,, instead. Why?Update 1:Oracle 10.2+ is required...
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