Can asterix be used as a substitute for one letter only?
Re: Can asterix be used as a substitute for one letter only?
Not at the moment.
There is a regular-expression question type in the modules and plugins database that you could try.
And, the OU is working on a question type based on The_OU_PMatch_algorithm for Moodle 2.1.
Actually, there are *2* regular expression question types. Enter "regular expression" in the search box at the Modules and Plugins database to see them.
RegEx, which I'm a neophyte at, is a really powerful question type.
Play with both to see which you like.
Re: Can asterix be used as a substitute for one letter only?
See the documentation at Regular Expression Short-Answer question type.
Joseph
Odp: Re: Can asterix be used as a substitute for one letter only?
Re: Can asterix be used as a substitute for one letter only?
This seems to be answered already but here is another 2c for the till.
In DOS, the asterisk (*) allowed for substitution of words or groups of letters and the octothorp (#) was used for single letters.
I wonder if this answers your question...
Re: Can asterix be used as a substitute for one letter only?
That may have worked in DOS, but it does not work in Moodle.
Re: Can asterix be used as a substitute for one letter only?
O Brave Old World of DOS that had such wonderful octohorps in it!
Re: Can asterix be used as a substitute for one letter only?
What a wonderful word! I had to tweet it to see who I know that knew that word before I did. Now awaiting responses.
Re: Can asterix be used as a substitute for one letter only?
MIRANDA
O, wonder!
How many goodly tweets are there here!
How tweeteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such tweeters in't!
after WS
Re: Can asterix be used as a substitute for one letter only?
Lovely, Joseph
I Tweeted & copied to Facebook: "
Who knew that the hashmark # is an "octothorpe"?http://bit.ly/i3o016"
Responses show this is, indeed, a brave new world.
My wife actually knew octothorpe, but had forgotten she knew. A Fb friend reposted the link to octothorpe, which induced a comment about "tittle" showing this bit of Wikipedia poetry: "A small, insignificant amount (of something); a vanishing scintilla; a measly crumb; a minute speck."
Whereupon another Fb friend announced that @ is called an "arroba."
And one of my Twitter followers replied, "What did you just call me?"