Regular Expressions 101

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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
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  • Character Classes
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  • Substitution
  • 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

Regular Expression
No Match

~
~
g

Test String

Substitution

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$re = '~\s*(\.{2,}|[:,.](?!(?<=ό,)τι)(?!(?<=\d.)\d))(?!\s*<br\s*/>)\s*~'; $str = 'this ... --- -----------------.............. Composition:80% Polyamide, 15% Elastane, 5% Wool. Side length 50.5 cm <---- THIS SHOULDN\'T BE MATCHED Value 4,500 <---- THIS SHOULDN\'T BE MATCHED EITHER ό,τι <---- THIS IS A FIXED PHRASE IN GREEK AND THEREFORE SHOULDN\'T BE MATCHED Comfort and timeless design characterize the Puma Smash V2 made of suede leather. They can be worn all the time ,being a unique choice for those who want to stand out .Made of rubber.<br />- Softfoam floor<br />- Binding with laces Specs:<br />&bull; Something<br /><br />&bull; Something else<br />&bull; One more Children\'s Form Champion<br /><br />Children\'s set that will give a comfortable feeling for endless hours of play.<br />It consists of a cardigan and trousers ,made of soft fabric and have rib cuffs and legs for a better fit.<br /><br />&bull; Normal fit<br /><br />&bull; Cardigan :Rib cuffs, zippers throughout length, high neck, Champion logo <br /> <br />&bull; Pants: Elastic waist with drawstring, ribbed legs, Champion logo'; $subst = "$1 "; $result = preg_replace($re, $subst, $str); echo "The result of the substitution is ".$result;

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 PHP, please visit: http://php.net/manual/en/ref.pcre.php