User:Ferretwings/Regex learning & testing

14 y y

var:a = This is a test only..
want to return the first 19 chars
var:b = This is a test only.
Char # 19 is "y"
+1 --next space, beginning with current char
+1 --if it's a space, the next space
14+1 --the last space

dplreplace

• .This is a test only.. --
• .This is a test only.. --
• .This is a test only.. --
• . is a test only.. -- ..
• .This is a test only.. -- . test only..
• .This is a test only.. -- . test only..
• . test only.. -- . test only..
• .st only.. -- removes the first # chars
• . is a test only.. -- . is a test only..
• . a test only.. -- . a test only..
• . test only.. -- . test only..
• . test only.. -- . test only..
• .st only.. -- removes the first # chars
• . is a test only.. -- . is a test only..
• .This is a test only.. -- returns everything
• .This is a test only.. -- returns everything
• ===
• .. -- ..
• .This is a test only.. -- returns everything
• .Thisisatestonly. -- strips the nonalphanumerics
• .. -- ..
• .only.. -- .only..
• .This a only.. -- .This a only..
• .Thisaonly.. -- .Thisaonly..
• .only.. -- .only..
• .This is a . -- .This is a .
• .This is a test . -- This is a test .
• .This is a test. -- This is a test.
• .This is a . -- This is a .
• .. -- ..
• .only.. -- .only..
• .only. -- .only.
• .. -- ..
• .This is a . -- .This a .
• .This is a test . -- .This is a test .
• .This is a test. -- .This is a test.
• .This is a . -- .This is a .
• ===
• .This. -- .This.
• .This is a test only.. -- returns everything
• .Thisisatestonly. -- strips the nonalphanumerics
• .This. -- .This.
• .This.. -- .This..
• .This is test.. -- .This is test..
• .Thisistest.. -- .Thisistest..
• .This.. -- .This..
• .This is a test. -- .This is a test.
• .This is a test only. -- returns everything
• .This is a testonly. -- returns everything
• .This is a test. -- .This is a test.
• .This. -- .This.
• .This.. -- .This..
• .This. -- .This.
• .This. -- .This.
• .This is a test. -- .This is a test.
• .This is a test only. -- returns everything
• .This is a testonly. -- returns everything
• .This is a test. -- .This is a test.
• ===
• .only.. -- .only..
• .This is a test only.. -- returns everything
• .Thisisatestonly.. -- strips the spaces
• .only.. -- .only..
• .only.. -- .only..
• .This a only.. -- .This a only..
• .Thisaonly.. -- .Thisaonly..
• .only.. -- .only..
• .This is a test only.. --returns everything
• .This is a test only.. -- returns everything
• .This is a test only.. -- returns everything
• .This is a test only.. -- returns everything
• .only.. -- .only..
• .test only.. -- .test only..
• .testonly.. -- .testonly..
• .only.. -- .only..
• .This is a test only.. -- returns everything
• .This is a test only.. -- returns everything
• .This is a test only.. -- returns everything
• .This is a test only.. -- returns everything
• ===
• .This. -- .This.
• .This is a test only.. -- returns everything
• .Thisisatestonly.. -- strips the spaces
• .This. -- .This.
• .This. -- .This.
• .This is test. -- .This is test.
• .Thisistest. -- .Thisistest.
• .This. -- .This.
• .This is a. -- .This is a.
• .This is a test. -- returns everything
• .This is atest. -- returns everything
• .This is a. -- .This is a.
• .This. -- .This.
• .This only.. -- .This only..
• .Thisonly.. -- .Thisonly..
• .This. -- .This.
• .This is a. -- .This is a.
• .This is a test. -- returns everything
• .This is atest. -- returns everything
• .This is a. -- .This is a.
• ===
• .This is a test only.
• .
• .This is a test only.