4671 2007-06-20 07:10:59 +0000 [Full text LC draft sec. 3.3.6] Why wild card options, not regular expressions? 2008-02-12 00:50:01 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified XPath / XQuery / XSLT Full Text 1.0 Last Call drafts PC Windows XP CLOSED WONTFIX P2 normal --- 1 fsasaki jim.melton public-qt-comments oldest_to_newest 15477 0 fsasaki 2007-06-20 07:10:59 +0000 In 3.3.6, you define wild card options. I am wondering why you are not reling on on existing regular expression syntax like XML Schema regular expressions and would propose to do so. 15623 1 doerre 2007-06-26 17:02:28 +0000 Hello Felix, The FTTF considered your problem report in its F2F, June 2007. Here is our answer: There was no perceived user requirement to have full regular expression support, and implementers were worried about the additional complexity in a part of the full/text engine where regular expressions are usually not supported. We have chosen to support wildcards in a way that actually uses syntax which is compatible with regular expressions. Hence, when a requirement to have more complete regular expression support should come up, we can add this support without backward imcompatibility. Does this answer your question? If yes, could you please close the bug. 18964 2 fsasaki 2008-02-12 00:50:01 +0000 Apologies for late reply, I did not see the comment at http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4671#c1 I'm fine with this bug being closed. Felix