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Other characters can be inserted literally , although (some text editors are better at this than others), or consider using chr() and converting the string to a regular expression.
Rationale
KRL uses the hash character to delimit regular expressions instead of the more common (and acceptable) slash (/
) because the slash is a frequently used character in URL paths. This removes the need to quote the slash with backslashes: re/\/archives\/\d{4}\//
. Using an alternate delimiter makes the regex more readable and thus communicates its meaning more clearly.
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