an class="special">);</span>

    <span class="keyword">if</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">!=</span> <span class="identifier">last</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="comment">// fail if we did not get a full match</span>
        <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="keyword">false</span><span class="special">;</span>
    <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">;</span