OR, quantifier support in Lua patterns

[Sai Manoj Kumar Yadlapati <ysaimanojkumar@...>]

Hi all,

Lua supports its own version of regular _expression_ matching.

But it doesn't have the | (pipe symbol) support and the quantifier support - a{1,5} meaning a can occur anywhere from 1 to 5 times.

Both of these are present in PCRE. I am curious to know why these are not supported.Is it not supported intentionally or was it never considered?

Thanks

Sai Manoj