Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

^start of line

Group 1(<\!\-\- wp:onecms\/recipe-time \{\"type\"\:\"cook\")

<the literal < (60₁₀ / 74₈ / 3C₁₆)

\!the literal ! (33₁₀ / 41₈ / 21₁₆)

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

wp:onecmsthe literal text wp:onecms (case sensitive)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

recipe-time the literal text recipe-time (case sensitive)

\{the literal { (123₁₀ / 173₈ / 7B₁₆)

\"the literal " (34₁₀ / 42₈ / 22₁₆)

typethe literal text type (case sensitive)

\"the literal " (34₁₀ / 42₈ / 22₁₆)

\:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\"the literal " (34₁₀ / 42₈ / 22₁₆)

cookthe literal text cook (case sensitive)

\"the literal " (34₁₀ / 42₈ / 22₁₆)

\Sany non-whitespace character

Group 2(.*[a-z\:0-9\}\s])

.*any character (except for line terminators), repeated any number of times

Character Class[a-z\:0-9\}\s]

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

\:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

0-9one character from 0 (48₁₀) to 9 (57₁₀)

\}the literal } (125₁₀ / 175₈ / 7D₁₆)

\sany whitespace character

Group 3(\/\-\->)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

>the literal > (62₁₀ / 76₈ / 3E₁₆)

$end of line

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

Match Information

Detailed match information will be displayed here automatically.

Quick Reference

25 tokens

Regular Expression

^(<\!\-\- wp:onecms\/recipe-time \{\"type\"\:\"cook\")\S(.*[a-z\:0-9\}\s])(\/\-\->)$

New

<!-- wp:onecms/recipe-header {"dek":"\u003cp\u003eHungry for some \u003ca href=\u0022https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/old-fashioned-apple-pie\u0022\u003eapple pie\u003c/a\u003e? We are right there with you. Here's the recipe from the Whispering Canyon Café at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge—dessert will never be the same.\u003c/p\u003e"} /-->

<!-- wp:onecms/primary-media /-->

<!-- wp:onecms/recipe-media /-->

<!-- wp:onecms/recipe-container -->
<!-- wp:onecms/recipe-details -->
<!-- wp:onecms/recipe-metadata {"yieldDescription":"Makes one 9-inch pie."} /-->

<!-- wp:onecms/recipe-times -->
<!-- wp:onecms/recipe-time {"type":"hands-on","days":0,"hours":0,"minutes":45} /-->

<!-- wp:onecms/recipe-time {"type":"cook","days":0,"hours":1,"minutes":0} /-->
<!-- /wp:onecms/recipe-times -->
<!-- /wp:onecms/recipe-details -->

<!-- wp:onecms/recipe-ingredients -->
<!-- wp:onecms/recipe-section-header {"content":"Pie Crust"} /-->

<!-- wp:onecms/recipe-ingredient-custom {"customIngredient":"bu