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Answer 1

+1 A:

This will match all your {{ }} content:

{{([^}]*)}}

Rubens Farias 2010-01-16 15:42:09

{} are not metacharacters except when used as the {min,max} quantifier, so no need to escape them, especially not in the character class.

Paul Creasey 2010-01-16 15:46:39

nice tip, Paul, ty

Rubens Farias 2010-01-16 15:50:15

Answer 2

+1 A:

Need a lot more information about exactly what you need and the type of data you are searching.

{{.*}}

This will work for both examples.

{{\s*\w+\s*\|\s*\w+\s*}}

Is much more specific.

Paul Creasey 2010-01-16 15:42:57

`{{.*}}` will match this entire string: `{{abc}} nono {{def}}`; you should to use a non-greedy pattern, as `{{.*?}}`

Rubens Farias 2010-01-16 15:55:10

thanks, this works. what should I replace in this regex to make in work for only {{article | image}} and not for {{article | something_else}}.

2010-01-16 15:56:37

`{{\s*article\s*\|\s*image\s*}}` will do the trick; sad use for a regex

Rubens Farias 2010-01-16 16:06:30

How can i match this with ruby regex {{article | image}}