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  • All Tokens
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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

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const regex = /function (?<name>[a-zA-Z0-9]+)\s*(?<arguments>\([^()]*\)(?::\s*[^{}\s]*)?)\s*(?<body>\{[^\r{}]*(?:\{[^\r{}]*(?:\{[^\r{}]*(?:\{[^\r{}]*(?:\{[^\r{}]*(?:\{[^\r{}]*\}[^\r{}]*)*\}[^\r{}]*)*\}[^\r{}]*)*\}[^\r{}]*)*\}[^\r{}]*)*\})(?:;)?/gm; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('function (?<name>[a-zA-Z0-9]+)\\s*(?<arguments>\\([^()]*\\)(?::\\s*[^{}\\s]*)?)\\s*(?<body>\\{[^\\r{}]*(?:\\{[^\\r{}]*(?:\\{[^\\r{}]*(?:\\{[^\\r{}]*(?:\\{[^\\r{}]*(?:\\{[^\\r{}]*\\}[^\\r{}]*)*\\}[^\\r{}]*)*\\}[^\\r{}]*)*\\}[^\\r{}]*)*\\}[^\\r{}]*)*\\})(?:;)?', 'gm') const str = `function setupForNoActionsAvailable() { component.canDelete = jasmine.createSpy('canDelete').and.returnValue(false); component.canMarkAsBlocked = jasmine.createSpy('canMarkAsBlocked').and.returnValue(false); component.canMarkAsReBill = jasmine.createSpy('canMarkAsRebill').and.returnValue(false); component.canMoveToInProgress = jasmine.createSpy('canMoveToInProgress').and.returnValue(false); } function setupValidConditions() { component.invoice = {} as any; component.isReadonly = jasmine.createSpy('isReadonly').and.returnValue(false); invoiceHelper.canMarkAsReBill = jasmine.createSpy('canMarkAsReBill').and.returnValue(true); }; export function ageInDays(date: Date, now: Date): number { return Math.trunc(millisecondsToDays(now.getTime() - date.getTime())); } function millisecondsToDays(milliseconds: number): number { return (((milliseconds / 1000) / 60) / 60) / 24; } // Prevent Karma from running prematurely. __karma__.loaded = function () { };`; // 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