perlrebackslash: Fix false statements #23688
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Does this mean that the regular expression |
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It does. Wow. |
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@book, I did some more experiments, and changed the text for \Q and \E accordingly since your approval |
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Do we already have unit tests in our test suite which verify the behavior which you are now documenting? If not, we should write such tests. |
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The experiments should be turned into tests, basically. |
Prior to this commit, it was claimed that certain sequences should not occur in regular expression pattern bracketed character classes. I tried each one changed here, and they worked fine.
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Prior to this commit, it was claimed that certain sequences should not occur in regular expression pattern bracketed character classes. I tried each one changed here, and they worked fine.