Normally the dot matches any character except newlines. So if .* isn't working, set the "dot matches newlines, too" option (or use (?s).*). If you're using JavaScript, which doesn't have a "dotall" option, try …

5 Iúil 2009 · How do I use regular expressions in ANSI C? man regex.h does not provide that much help.

If you're looking to capture everything up to "abc": /^(.*?)abc/ Explanation: ( ) capture the expression inside the parentheses for access using $1, $2, etc. ^ match start of line .* match anything, ? non …

14 MFómh 2010 · It indicates that the subpattern is a non-capture subpattern. That means whatever is matched in (?:\w+\s), even though it's enclosed by () it won't appear in the list of matches, only (\w+) …

7 Lún 2008 · Regex Syntax Summary How Regexes Work JavaScript Regular Expressions Footnote †: The statement above that . matches any character is a simplification for pedagogical purposes that is …

This should work in most regex dialects. Notes: The pattern will match everything up to the first semicolon, but excluding the semicolon. Also, the pattern will match the whole line if there is no …

I have a regular expression as follows: ^/[a-z0-9]+$ This matches strings such as /hello or /hello123. However, I would like it to exclude a couple of string values such as /ignoreme and /ignoreme...

I now try to match the string given by the user with the following, automatically created, regex expression: ^(part1|part2)$ This only returns answer 1 and 2 as correct while answer 3 would be …

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

15 Feabh 2011 · What is the regex for simply checking if a string contains a certain word (e.g. 'Test')? I've done some googling but can't get a straight example of such a regex. This is for a build script but has...