regex101: PCRE (Legacy) Match Workspace

Group 1([A-Z]([a-z]|[A-Z])*[\.]*(\s)*([a-z]|[A-Z])*)

Character Class[A-Z]

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

Group 2([a-z]|[A-Z])*

*repeats the group contents below any number of times:

1st Alternative[a-z]

Character Class[a-z]

a-zone character from a (97₁₀) to z (122₁₀) (case sensitive)

2nd Alternative[A-Z]

Character Class[A-Z]

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

Character Class[\.]*

*matches any number of characters from the set below:

\.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

Group 3(\s)*

*repeats the group contents below any number of times:

\sany whitespace character

Group 4([a-z]|[A-Z])*

*repeats the group contents below any number of times:

1st Alternative[a-z]

Character Class[a-z]

a-zone character from a (97₁₀) to z (122₁₀) (case sensitive)

2nd Alternative[A-Z]

Character Class[A-Z]

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

Character Class[,]

,the literal , (44₁₀ / 54₈ / 2C₁₆)

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

m modifier: multiline. Causes ^ and $ to match the start and end of each line, not only the start and end of the string

Search reference

Regular Expression

([A-Z]([a-z]|[A-Z])*[\.]*(\s)*([a-z]|[A-Z])*)[,]

New

John Smith, Maryjane, Mary Jane, Neo, Morpheus, Mr. Anderson
John Smith, Maryjane, Mary Jane, Neo, Morpheus, Mr. Anderson
John Smith, Maryjane, Mary Jane, Neo, Morpheus, Mr. Anderson
Michael Jordan, Shaquile O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Katy Perry , Bonnie Tyler
Michael Jordan, Shaquile O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Katy Perry , Bonnie Tyler
Drama, Sci Fi, TV Show, Action
Drama, Action, HORROR, Adventure
Thriller, Mystery, Comedy
Comedy Romance, Action Comedy, CRIME, Sci Fi

Regular Expressions 101

Regular Expression

Substitution