[GROOVY-1132] match vs match[] handling inconsistent for eachMatch vs. =~

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0-JSR-3
• Fix Version/s: 1.6-beta-1
• Component/s: groovy-jdk, regular expressions
• Assignee: Paul King
• Reporter: Dierk König
• Created: 01/Nov/05 16:11
• Updated: 03/May/08 23:14
• Resolved: 18/Apr/08 22:38

Description

string.eachMatch(pattern_str) { match ->
found += match[0] + ' '
}
// but
(string=~ pattern_str).each { match ->
found += match + ' '
}
=> match vs match[] handling inconsistent

Issue Links

• relates to: GROOVY-1630 each(Matcher,Closure) doesn't work for patterns with groups; plus other regex issues [minor breaking change]