Regular Expressions 101

Pro

1st Alternative\\[rnt](*SKIP)(*F)

\\the literal \ (92₁₀ / 134₈ / 5C₁₆)

Character Class[rnt]

rthe literal r (114₁₀ / 162₈ / 72₁₆) (case sensitive)

nthe literal n (110₁₀ / 156₈ / 6E₁₆) (case sensitive)

tthe literal t (116₁₀ / 164₈ / 74₁₆) (case sensitive)

(*SKIP)acts like (*PRUNE), but the next unanchored match attempt starts where (*SKIP) was reached instead of at the next subject character

(*F)forces the current match attempt to fail at this position

2nd Alternative\w+(?:['-]\w+)*

\w+any word character, repeated at least once

Non-Capturing Group(?:['-]\w+)*

*repeats the group contents below any number of times:

Character Class['-]

'the literal ' (39₁₀ / 47₈ / 27₁₆)

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\w+any word character, repeated at least once

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

Detailed match information will be displayed here automatically.

25 tokens

\\[rnt](*SKIP)(*F)|\w+(?:['-]\w+)*

New

"That's the password: 'PASSWORD 123'!", cried the Special Agent.\nSo I fled.

"That's the password: 'PASSWORD 123'!", cried the Special Agent.\nSo I fled.