REGEX quirk

hi perl friends,

i wanted to match 1-3 digits so i used this regex:
m/\d{1,3}/g;

it is able to capture :
3
12
123
456

and everything is well, but why does it also capture/matches things like
this?

1+2
3+1

the '+' is clearly a non-digit, how come it still matches this?

very grateful for any help!
jim

Recent Messages in this Thread
REGEX quirk	Jimmy S. Lim	Jun 27, 2000 12:16 am
RE: REGEX quirk	Joe Schell	Jun 27, 2000 01:05 am
Re: REGEX quirk	Hirosi Taguti	Jun 27, 2000 01:10 am

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