^(An|A|The) (.*?) is DEAD\!\!$
i want it to also just catch on blah is dead!! dont know how i would do that really
i want it to also just catch on blah is dead!! dont know how i would do that really
Getting a trigger on something that may be there or not
Posted by Metsuro on Tue 17 Aug 2004 10:30 AM — 5 posts, 18,559 views.
Do you need it to return the name? (Horse in The Horse is dead)
If so, try this:
^(An |A |The )?(.*?) is DEAD\!\!$
If not, and you just do this:
^(.*?) is DEAD\!\!$
If so, try this:
^(An |A |The )?(.*?) is DEAD\!\!$
If not, and you just do this:
^(.*?) is DEAD\!\!$
well i am trying to get it so if those three things there it will match, if not it will still match
If you want the noun to return minus the article, then the first should work.
If youre only worried about the line catching, the second would work just as well.
If youre only worried about the line catching, the second would work just as well.
Like Flannel says, a question mark after a group makes the entire group optional.
eg.
(foo|bar|wet|weather)?
Matches any of those four words, or none of them.
eg.
(foo|bar|wet|weather)?
Matches any of those four words, or none of them.