How can I get "string.gmatch(s, "%d+") do" to accept "-"?

Asked Jul 31, 2015277 views1 answers

How can I get:

for w in string.gmatch(s, "%d+") do

to accept "-" ? Right now it only accepts letters and numbers.

AnonymousJul 31, 2015

1 answer

%d only captures digits, for alphanumeric use %w
For negative numbers (while allowing positive aswell) -?%d+
For any string of numbers and/or -'s you can do [-%d]+

AnonymousJul 31, 2015Edited Jul 31, 2015Permalink

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