Re: Match 2 words and more - Mailing list pgsql-general

Am 28.11.21 um 01:27 schrieb Shaozhong SHI:
> this is supposed to find those to have 2 words and more.
>
> select name FROM a_table where "STREET_NAME" ~ '^[[:alpha:]+ 
> ]+[:alpha:]+$';
>
> But, it finds only one word as well.
>
> It appears that regex is not robust.
>
> Can anyone shed light on this?
>
> Regards,
>
> David
Hi,

It's robust, but syntax is sometimes weired

for words I would use something like (contains numbers too)
"STREET_NAME" ~ '(\w+\s+)+\w+';

or alpha only
"STREET_NAME" ~ '([[:alpha:]]+\s+)+[[:alpha:]]+'

regards
Thomas