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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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Generated Code

const regex = new RegExp('(?:http|ftp)s?://(*SKIP)(*FAIL)|//.+', 'gm') const str = `/*! * jQuery JavaScript Library v3.3.1 * https://jquery.com/ * * Includes Sizzle.js * https://sizzlejs.com/ * * Copyright JS Foundation and other contributors * Released under the MIT license * https://jquery.org/license * * Date: 2018-01-20T17:24Z */ ( function( global, factory ) { "use strict"; if ( typeof module === "object" && typeof module.exports === "object" ) { // For CommonJS and CommonJS-like environments where a proper \`window\` // is present, execute the factory and get jQuery. // For environments that do not have a \`window\` with a \`document\` // (such as Node.js), expose a factory as module.exports. // This accentuates the need for the creation of a real \`window\`. // e.g. var jQuery = require("jquery")(window); // See ticket #14549 for more info. module.exports = global.document ? factory( global, true ) : function( w ) { if ( !w.document ) { throw new Error( "jQuery requires a window with a document" ); } return factory( w ); }; } else { factory( global ); } // Pass this if window is not defined yet } )( typeof window !== "undefined" ? window : this, function( window, noGlobal ) { // Edge <= 12 - 13+, Firefox <=18 - 45+, IE 10 - 11, Safari 5.1 - 9+, iOS 6 - 9.1 // throw exceptions when non-strict code (e.g., ASP.NET 4.5) accesses strict mode // arguments.callee.caller (trac-13335). But as of jQuery 3.0 (2016), strict mode should be common // enough that all such attempts are guarded in a try block. "use strict"; var arr = [];`; // 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