Re: string search from back to front?

[Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@...>]

> > Just an implementation detail, but I think it would be advisable to tie it
> > to the start of the string, making the case of failed matches much quicker;
> > I believe it produces the same results:
> > print(s:find('^.*()'..w))
> 
> Excellent point!

Also, you can use s:match instead of s:find (and then you have only the
position as a result).

-- Roberto