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Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:21:35 +0400
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To: Moriyoshi Koizumi <mozo@mozo.jp>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Alternative mbstring implementation using ICU
From: indeyets@gmail.com (Alexey Zakhlestin)

2009/7/26 Moriyoshi Koizumi <mozo@mozo.jp>:

> - mb_ereg_search(), mb_ereg_search_getpos(), mb_ereg_search_getregs(),
> =C2=A0mb_ereg_search_init(), mb_ereg_search_pos(), mb_ereg_search_regs() =
and
> =C2=A0mb_ereg_search_setpos()
> =C2=A0I rarely heard a script that actively uses these functions. They
> =C2=A0involve an internal state that is not visible to users, and thus it
> =C2=A0most likely causes confusion when used across the function calls.
> =C2=A0Need to be reimplemented as a class.

I actually do use these. ;)
Probably, it will make sense to implement a completely new oniguruma
extension instead of keeping it as a part of mb_?

--=20
Alexey Zakhlestin
http://www.milkfarmsoft.com/