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.

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.

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 …

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

Oct 3, 2010 · Now, when the regex engine tries to match against aaaaaaaab, the .* will again consume the entire string. However, since the engine will have reached the end of the string …

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

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 …

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.

Sep 14, 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, …

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