Repetition
(cont)
If a pattern can match several parts of the input, the first and longest match is chosen.
Examples:
Pattern
Text
(with match underlined)
[0-9]+
i=
1234
j=56789
[ab]+
aabbabababaaa
cabba
[+]+
C
++
is a hack
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