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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
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Test String

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Generated Code

const regex = /^(?!^xn--.*)(?!^.*(\.s3alias|--ol-s3)$)(?!^([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+$)(?!.*\.\.+)(^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\-\.]{1,61}[a-z0-9]$)$/gm; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('^(?!^xn--.*)(?!^.*(\\.s3alias|--ol-s3)$)(?!^([0-9]+\\.){3}[0-9]+$)(?!.*\\.\\.+)(^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\\-\\.]{1,61}[a-z0-9]$)$', 'gm') const str = `// ^(?!^xn--.*)(?!^.*(\\.s3alias|--ol-s3)\$)(?!^([0-9]+\\.){3}[0-9]+\$)(?!.*\\.\\.+)(^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\\-\\.]{1,61}[a-z0-9]\$)\$ // 1. Disallow the xn-- .s3alias and --ol-s3 bans: // (?!^xn--.*)(?!^.*(\\.s3alias|--ol-s3)\$) // 2. Disallow IPv4 address (four segments of 1-3 numbers, separated by dots) // (?!^([0-9]{1,3}\\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}\$) // 4. Disallow consecutive dots // (?!.*\\.\\.+) // 3. must be 3-63 characters, starting and ending with alphanum, and only dots, dashes or lower alphanum // (^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\\-\\.]{1,61}[a-z0-9]\$) // // Shorter version of this: // ^(?!(xn--.*|.*(\\.s3alias|--ol-s3)\$|([0-9]+\\.){3}[0-9]+\$|.*\\.\\.+))(^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\\-\\.]{1,61}[a-z0-9]\$) // // Alternative: // ^(?!^xn--.*)(?!^.*(\\.s3alias|--ol-s3)\$)(?!^([0-9]+\\.){3}[0-9]+\$)^[a-z0-9](\\.[a-z0-9\\-]+|[a-z0-9\\-])*(\\.|[a-z0-9\\-])[a-z0-9]\$ // 1. Disallow the xn-- .s3alias and --ol-s3 bans: // (?!^xn--.*)(?!^.*(\\.s3alias|--ol-s3)\$) // 2. Disallow IPv4 address (four segments of 1-3 numbers, separated by dots) // (?!^([0-9]{1,3}\\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}\$) // 3. Must start with alphanum // ^[a-z0-9] // 4. Allow only dots, dashes or lower alphanum, and disallow consecutive dots: // (\\.[a-z0-9\\-]+|[a-z0-9\\-])* // 5. Must be three or more chars and end in an alphanum: // (\\.|[a-z0-9\\-])[a-z0-9]\$ // // fine a.b.c asdf a.b abc a-b a--b a---------------------b 000 010 1.2.3.a foo-s3alias foo--ol-s xn-a // too short a ab // no int'l idn looking xn--asdf // can't end in these foo.s3alias foo--ol-s3 // must start, end in alphanum abcd. .abcd .ab abc- acb.b- // no consecutive dots a....c a..c aaaa.a.a..b // non-alphanumdash élan hello_world FOO foO `; // 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