Lua String replace
Try: name = “^aH^ai” name = name:gsub(“%^a”, “”) See also: http://lua-users.org/wiki/StringLibraryTutorial
lua-patterns
Lua pattern matching vs. regular expressions
Are any common samples where lua pattern matching is “better” compared to regular expression? It is not so much particular examples as that Lua patterns have a higher signal-to-noise ratio than POSIX regular expressions. It is the overall design that is often preferable, not particular examples. Here are some factors that contribute to the good … Read more