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mojolicious · Feb 18, 2016 · 569ae3e · 569ae3e
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diff --git a/lib/Mojolicious/Guides/Routing.pod b/lib/Mojolicious/Guides/Routing.pod
@@ -812,17 +812,19 @@ For a full list of available hooks see L<Mojolicious/"HOOKS">.
 
 Less commonly used and more powerful features.
 
-=head2 Adding placeholders types
+=head2 Adding placeholder types
 
-Restrictive placeholders can get repetitive, use
-L<Mojolicious::Routes/"add_type"> to create your own placeholder types.
+L<Restrictive placeholders/"Restrictive placeholders"> can get repetitive, use
+L<Mojolicious::Routes/"add_type"> to create your own placeholder types instead.
 
-  # Simple "isbn10" type
   $r->add_type(isbn10 => qr/\d{9}(?:\d|X)/);
 
   # GET /library/0596001738
   $r->get('/library/(book:isbn10)')->to('library#info');
 
+Just remember not to use C<^> and C<$> or capturing groups C<(...)> in your
+regular expressions.
+
 =head2 Shortcuts
 
 To make route generation more expressive, you can also add your own shortcuts

diff --git a/lib/Mojolicious/Routes.pm b/lib/Mojolicious/Routes.pm
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ Register a shortcut.
 
 Register a placeholder type.
 
+  $r->add_type(hex => qr/[a-f0-9]/);
+
 =head2 continue
 
   $r->continue(Mojolicious::Controller->new);