Regular Expressions 101

Non-Capturing Group(?:()|(<\/span>)\1|\2<\/p>)

1st Alternative()

the literal text (case sensitive)

Group 1()

the literal text (case sensitive)

2nd Alternative(<\/span>)\1

Group 2(<\/span>)

<the literal < (60₁₀ / 74₈ / 3C₁₆)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

span>the literal text span> (case sensitive)

\1the text saved by group 1

3rd Alternative\2<\/p>

\2the text saved by group 2

<the literal < (60₁₀ / 74₈ / 3C₁₆)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

p>the literal text p> (case sensitive)

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

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Search reference

Regular Expression

(?:<p class="credits">(<span class="contributors">)|(<\/span>)\1|\2<\/p>)

New

<p class="credits"><span class="contributors">Writer – <a href="/contribs/001-John-Doe">J. Doe</a></span><span class="contributors">Producer – <a href="/contribs/002-Timothy-Smith">T. Smith</a></span><span class="contributors">Director – <a href="/contribs/003-Jane-Johnson">J. Johnson</a></span></p>