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On 26/07/15 11:40 PM, Daurnimator wrote:

I want to ensure that a string always ends in a single "/".
If it has more than one, the extras should be removed
If it has none, a "/" should be appended.

"/*$" should match all the '/' at the end of the string, and replace
them with a single "/".
I got an unexpected result:

     > ("d//"):gsub("/*$", "/")
     d// 2

This result suggests that there is an empty string being matched
between the last "/" and the end of the string.
It's matching the // and replacing that with "/"; but then it gets
confused and matches the empty string at the end, and ends up
inserting an extra /
Using 'print' as the match confirms:

     > ("d//"):gsub("/*$", print)
     //

     d// 2

Is this a bug in string.gsub?
It seems odd to me that you could get 2 replacements for an anchored match.
Though as far as I can see, a strict reading of the manual doesn't disallow it.


Daurn.


$ doesn't consume the end of the string?

You'll probably find this issue in most pattern matchers?

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