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RE.match() hangs when using {n,m} 

           Summary: RE.match() hangs when using {n,m}
           Product: Regexp
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows NT/2K
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Other
         Component: Other
        AssignedTo: regexp-dev@jakarta.apache.org
        ReportedBy: thomas.letsch@loyaltypartner.com


Hi,

I have found a regular expression and accoording String which hangs the JVM:
RE: "^((\w|\s){1,50})$"
String to match: "Controlling &Cheques"

It will hang when I call
RE re = new RE("^((\w|\s){1,50})$");
re.match("Controlling &Cheques");

Thanks for any help.

Regards,
Thomas

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