Regular Expressions 101

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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 = new RegExp('([\\s\\S]+)\\s*primary\\s+key\\s*\\(\\s*`([a-z]\\w*)`\\s*\\)\\s*(,\\s*unique\\s+key\\s+uniq_\\w+\\s*\\(`([a-z]\\w*)`\\))?(,\\s*key\\s+idx_\\w+\\s*\\((\\s*,?\\s*`([a-z]\\w*)`\\s*)+\\)\\s*)+', 'gi') const str = `\`id\` INT (11) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT COMMENT 'primary', \`stu_name\` VARCHAR (10) NOT NULL DEFAULT '' COMMENT 'username', \`stu_class\` VARCHAR (10) NOT NULL DEFAULT '' COMMENT 'class', \`stu_num\` INT (11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT 'study number', \`stu_score\` SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT 'total', \`tuition\` DECIMAL (5, 2) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT 'fee', \`phone_number\` VARCHAR (20) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT 'mobile', \`create_time\` TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP COMMENT 'record created time', \`update_time\` TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP COMMENT 'record updated time', \`status\` TINYINT NOT NULL DEFAULT '1' COMMENT 'some comment', PRIMARY KEY (\`id\`), UNIQUE KEY uniq_stu_num (\`stu_num\`), KEY idx_stu_score (\`stu_score\`), KEY idx_update_time_tuition (\`update_time\`, \`tuition\`)`; const subst = `\2`; // The substituted value will be contained in the result variable const result = str.replace(regex, subst); console.log('Substitution result: ', 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 JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions