Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

^start of line

Group amount(?<amount>¼|½|¾|\d+\/\d+|\d+)

1st Alternative¼

¼the literal ¼ (188₁₀ / 274₈ / BC₁₆)

2nd Alternative½

½the literal ½ (189₁₀ / 275₈ / BD₁₆)

3rd Alternative¾

¾the literal ¾ (190₁₀ / 276₈ / BE₁₆)

4th Alternative\d+\/\d+

\d+a digit, repeated at least once

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

\d+a digit, repeated at least once

5th Alternative\d+

\d+a digit, repeated at least once

\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times

Group content(?<content>.*)

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

$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

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Quick Reference

25 tokens

Regular Expression

^(?<amount>¼|½|¾|\d+\/\d+|\d+)\s*(?<content>.*)$

New

2 fl. ounces paprika
3/4 fl.ounce paprika
1 Chopped Tomato
1/2 Cup yogurt
unclear amount of whatever
1 packet pasta
½ tsp fine sea salt
3 sliced onions
1/2 teaspoon heavy cream
2 ounces paprika

Extraction

2 fl. ounces paprika
3/4 fl.ounce paprika
1 Chopped Tomato
1/2 Cup yogurt
unclear amount of whatever
1 packet pasta
½ tsp fine sea salt
3 sliced onions
1/2 teaspoon heavy cream
2 ounces paprika