[bitc-dev] Google Code Searc (was Re: Error in specification of DO)

[Kevin Reid]

On Jul 10, 2008, at 0:15, Jonathan S. Shapiro wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-07-09 at 23:52 +0100, David-Sarah Hopwood wrote:
>> Actually I probably didn't have enough uses of 'do..while' to support
>> this contention, but a Google code search for
>>
>>   lang:^(c|c#|c\+\+|java|objectivec)$ }\swhile\s -"} while (0"
>>
>> supports it.
>
> In awed recognition of his remarkable prowess and complete command  
> of the Google search engine, I am pleased to announce that David- 
> Sarah Hopwood has been awarded first prize in the 2008 Most  
> Disgusting Google Search String contest. ... On a serious note,  
> thanks. I truly had not known what disgusting and unnatural acts  
> were possible with Google, and now that you have enlightened me, I'm  
> sure that I will find this very useful in future.


AFAIK, regular expressions are understood only by Google Code Search <http://www.google.com/codesearch 
 >, and not the general Google search engine.

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Kevin Reid                            <http://homepage.mac.com/kpreid/>