# Re: String.scan hangs in some cases?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-string-scan-hangs-in-some-cases/95202>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 24, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-string-scan-hangs-in-some-cases/95202 "2006-05-24T17:13:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-string-scan-hangs-in-some-cases/95202/1 "2006-05-24T17:13:48Z")

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> Wes  
> Parsing HTML with regular expressions is the work of the Devil.

Regards,

Dan

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