Oct 1, 2012 · In Regex, . refers to any character, be it a number, an aplhabet character, or any other special character. * means zero or more times.

Jun 1, 2017 · Specifically when does ^ mean "match start" and when does it mean "not the following" in regular expressions? From the Wikipedia article and other references, I've …

Dec 8, 2018 · The regex compiles fine, and there are already JUnit tests that show how it works. It's just that I'm a bit confused about why the first question mark and colon are there.

Be aware that the first ^ in this answer gives the regex a completely different meaning: It makes the regular expression look only for matches starting from the beginning of the string.

In case it is JS it indicates the start and end of the regex, like quotes for strings. stackoverflow.com/questions/15661969/…

How do I make an expression to match absolutely anything (including whitespaces)? Example: Regex: I bought _____ sheep. Matches: I bought sheep. I bought a sheep. I bought five …

Feb 24, 2023 · For reference, from regular-expressions.info/dot.html: "JavaScript and VBScript do not have an option to make the dot match line break characters. In those languages, you can …

By putting ^ at the beginning of your regex and $ at the end, you ensure that no other characters are allowed before or after your regex. For example, the regex [0-9] matches the strings "9" as …

Apr 7, 2011 · I'm reading the regular expressions reference and I'm thinking about ? and ?? characters. Could you explain me with some examples their usefulness? I don't understand …

While writing this answer, I had to match exclusively on linebreaks instead of using the s-flag (dotall - dot matches linebreaks). The sites usually used to test regular expressions behave …