14.regular Expression
14.regular Expression
They are widely used in programming, text processing, and data validation for matching and
manipulating strings. Regular expressions provide a powerful way to describe sets of strings that
conform to certain patterns.
Examples
1. Basic Matching:
o cat: Matches the string 'cat'.
o dog|cat: Matches 'dog' or 'cat'.
2. Character Classes and Quantifiers:
o [a-z]: Matches any lowercase letter.
o [0-9]+: Matches one or more digits.
o a{3,5}: Matches 'aaa', 'aaaa', or 'aaaaa'.
3. Complex Patterns:
o ^\d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4}$: Matches a social security number in the format '123-45-
6789'.
o (\d{2}/\d{2}/\d{4}): Matches dates in the format 'dd/mm/yyyy' and captures
the date.
Different programming languages and tools implement regular expressions with slight variations
in syntax and capabilities. Some well-known implementations include:
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