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jkd · 10-17-2002, 01:11 AM

You know it is no longer an empty text node when it can match \S just once. Using \S+ is unnecessary, as it doesn't matter if it has more than one nonwhitespace character or not.

10-17-2002, 01:11 AM	PM User \| #11
jkd Senior Coder Join Date: May 2002 Location: metro DC Posts: 3,163 Thanks: 1 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts	You know it is no longer an empty text node when it can match \S just once. Using \S+ is unnecessary, as it doesn't matter if it has more than one nonwhitespace character or not. __________________ jasonkarldavis.com