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Update docs on empty alternatives.

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[SVN r27419]
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John Maddock
2005-02-18 17:15:24 +00:00
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</P> </P>
<P>Parenthesis can be used to group alternations, for example: ab(d|ef) will match <P>Parenthesis can be used to group alternations, for example: ab(d|ef) will match
either of "abd" or "abef".</P> either of "abd" or "abef".</P>
<P>Empty&nbsp;alternatives are not allowed (these are almost always a mistake),
but if you really want an empty alternative use (?:) as a placeholder, for
example:</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<P>"|abc" is not a valid expression, but<BR>
"(?:)|abc" is and is equivalent, also the expression:<BR>
"(?:abc)??" has exactly the same effect.</P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<H4>Character sets:</H4> <H4>Character sets:</H4>
<P>A character set is a bracket-expression starting with [ and ending with ], it <P>A character set is a bracket-expression starting with [ and ending with ], it
defines a set of characters, and matches any single character that is a member defines a set of characters, and matches any single character that is a member

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</P> </P>
<P>Parenthesis can be used to group alternations, for example: ab(d|ef) will match <P>Parenthesis can be used to group alternations, for example: ab(d|ef) will match
either of "abd" or "abef".</P> either of "abd" or "abef".</P>
<P>Empty&nbsp;alternatives are not allowed (these are almost always a mistake),
but if you really want an empty alternative use (?:) as a placeholder, for
example:</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<P>"|abc" is not a valid expression, but<BR>
"(?:)|abc" is and is equivalent, also the expression:<BR>
"(?:abc)??" has exactly the same effect.</P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<H4>Character sets:</H4> <H4>Character sets:</H4>
<P>A character set is a bracket-expression starting with [ and ending with ], it <P>A character set is a bracket-expression starting with [ and ending with ], it
defines a set of characters, and matches any single character that is a member defines a set of characters, and matches any single character that is a member