Regular Expressions 101

Group 1(\*)

\*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

Group 2(.+?)

.+?any character (except for line terminators), repeated at least once

Group 3(\*)

\*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

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

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Regular Expression

(\*)(.+?)(\*)

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Lorem *ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Optio repellat ipsa quibusdam ab doloremque accusamus nobis minima maiores voluptas, incidunt rerum alias, aliquam ut minus consequatur odio voluptatibus voluptates exercitationem.

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