Regular Expressions 101

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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

Regular Expression

/
/
gm

Test String

Code Generator

Generated Code

const regex = /"\d*"\s:\s[\d.]*.*\n.*}/gm; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('"\\d*"\\s:\\s[\\d.]*.*\\n.*}', 'gm') const str = ` "Values" : { "16800" : 0, "17100" : 0, "17400" : 0, "17700" : 0, "18000" : 0, "18300" : 0, "18600" : 0, "18900" : 0, "19200" : 0, "19500" : 0, "19800" : 0, "20100" : 0.029999999999999999, "20400" : 0.040000000000000001, "20700" : 0.059999999999999998, "21000" : 0.080000000000000002, "21300" : 0.10000000000000001, "21600" : 0.14000000000000001, "21900" : 0.19, "22200" : 0.22, "22500" : 0.23999999999999999, "22800" : 0.25, "23100" : 0.25, "23400" : 0.27000000000000002, "23700" : 0.28000000000000003, "24000" : 0.28999999999999998, "24300" : 0.33000000000000002, "24600" : 0.35000000000000003, "24900" : 0.39000000000000001, "25200" : 0.41999999999999998, "25500" : 0.47999999999999998, "25800" : 0.5, "26100" : 0.52000000000000002, "26400" : 0.54000000000000004, "26700" : 0.55000000000000004, "27000" : 0.57000000000000006, "27300" : 0.57999999999999996, "27600" : 0.59999999999999998, "27900" : 0.62, "28200" : 0.64000000000000001, "28500" : 0.66000000000000003, "28800" : 0.67000000000000004, "29100" : 0.69000000000000006, "29400" : 0.70999999999999996, "29700" : 0.75, "30000" : 0.79000000000000004, "30300" : 0.81000000000000005, "30600" : 0.83000000000000007, "30900" : 0.85999999999999999, "31200" : 0.91000000000000003, "31500" : 1.01, "31800" : 1.27, "32100" : 1.3600000000000001, "32400" : 1.3, "32700" : 1.3, "33000" : 1.76, "33300" : 1.8100000000000001, "33600" : 1.78, "33900" : 1.97, "34200" : 2.0499999999999998, "34500" : 2.0800000000000001, "34800" : 2.6699999999999999, "35100" : 2.8399999999999999, "35400" : 2.7600000000000002, "35700" : 3.0800000000000001, "36000" : 3.3999999999999999, "36300" : 3.6600000000000001, "36600" : 3.8500000000000001, "36900" : 4.04, "37200" : 4.25, "37500" : 4.46, "37800" : 4.7000000000000002, "38100" : 5.0600000000000005, "38400" : 5.6000000000000005, "38700" : 6.2999999999999998, "39000" : 6.3500000000000005, "39300" : 6.9000000000000004, "39600" : 7.5600000000000005, "39900" : 6.2000000000000002, "40200" : 3.0300000000000002, "40500" : 4.0700000000000003, "40800" : 3.3100000000000001, "41100" : 7.1799999999999997, "41400" : 8.2200000000000006, "41700" : 8.1099999999999994, "42000" : 8.2699999999999996, "42300" : 8.6699999999999999, "42600" : 8.9700000000000006, "42900" : 8.8900000000000006, "43200" : 8.9399999999999995, "43500" : 8.7599999999999998, "43800" : 9.2000000000000011, "44100" : 9.1400000000000006, "44400" : 8.8200000000000003, "44700" : 9.4600000000000009, "45000" : 9.5099999999999998, "45300" : 9.4600000000000009, "45600" : 7.8500000000000005, "45900" : 2.6899999999999999, "46200" : 9.6400000000000006, "46500" : 9.8900000000000006, "46800" : 10.01, "47100" : 10.040000000000001, "47400" : 10.210000000000001, "47700" : 10.25, "48000" : 10.550000000000001, "48300" : 10.630000000000001, "48600" : 10.67, "48900" : 10.35, "49200" : 6 }`; // Reset `lastIndex` if this regex is defined globally // regex.lastIndex = 0; let m; while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) { // This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) { regex.lastIndex++; } // The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable. m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => { console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`); }); }

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions