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Group 1((?=([bc]*[a]){3})(?=([ac]*[b]){3})(?=([ab]*[c]){3,})[abc]+|(?=([b]*[a]){3})(?=([a]*[b]){3})[ab]+)

1st Alternative(?=([bc]*[a]){3})(?=([ac]*[b]){3})(?=([ab]*[c]){3,})[abc]+

Positive Lookahead(?=([bc]*[a]){3})

Group 2([bc]*[a]){3}

{3}repeats the group contents below exactly 3 times:

Character Class[bc]*

*matches any number of characters from the set below:

bthe literal b (98₁₀ / 142₈ / 62₁₆) (case sensitive)

cthe literal c (99₁₀ / 143₈ / 63₁₆) (case sensitive)

Character Class[a]

athe literal a (97₁₀ / 141₈ / 61₁₆) (case sensitive)

Positive Lookahead(?=([ac]*[b]){3})

Group 3([ac]*[b]){3}

{3}repeats the group contents below exactly 3 times:

Character Class[ac]*

*matches any number of characters from the set below:

athe literal a (97₁₀ / 141₈ / 61₁₆) (case sensitive)

cthe literal c (99₁₀ / 143₈ / 63₁₆) (case sensitive)

Character Class[b]

bthe literal b (98₁₀ / 142₈ / 62₁₆) (case sensitive)

Positive Lookahead(?=([ab]*[c]){3,})

Group 4([ab]*[c]){3,}

{3,}repeats the group contents below at least 3 times:

Character Class[ab]*

*matches any number of characters from the set below:

athe literal a (97₁₀ / 141₈ / 61₁₆) (case sensitive)

bthe literal b (98₁₀ / 142₈ / 62₁₆) (case sensitive)

Character Class[c]

cthe literal c (99₁₀ / 143₈ / 63₁₆) (case sensitive)

Character Class[abc]+

+matches at least one character from the set below:

athe literal a (97₁₀ / 141₈ / 61₁₆) (case sensitive)

bthe literal b (98₁₀ / 142₈ / 62₁₆) (case sensitive)

cthe literal c (99₁₀ / 143₈ / 63₁₆) (case sensitive)

2nd Alternative(?=([b]*[a]){3})(?=([a]*[b]){3})[ab]+

Positive Lookahead(?=([b]*[a]){3})

Group 5([b]*[a]){3}

{3}repeats the group contents below exactly 3 times:

Character Class[b]*

*matches any number of characters from the set below:

bthe literal b (98₁₀ / 142₈ / 62₁₆) (case sensitive)

Character Class[a]

athe literal a (97₁₀ / 141₈ / 61₁₆) (case sensitive)

Positive Lookahead(?=([a]*[b]){3})

Group 6([a]*[b]){3}

{3}repeats the group contents below exactly 3 times:

Character Class[a]*

*matches any number of characters from the set below:

athe literal a (97₁₀ / 141₈ / 61₁₆) (case sensitive)

Character Class[b]

bthe literal b (98₁₀ / 142₈ / 62₁₆) (case sensitive)

Character Class[ab]+

+matches at least one character from the set below:

athe literal a (97₁₀ / 141₈ / 61₁₆) (case sensitive)

bthe literal b (98₁₀ / 142₈ / 62₁₆) (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

27 tokens

Regular Expression

((?=([bc]*[a]){3})(?=([ac]*[b]){3})(?=([ab]*[c]){3,})[abc]+|(?=([b]*[a]){3})(?=([a]*[b]){3})[ab]+)

New

aaabbb
ababab
aaabbbccc
abcabcabc
ababcabcc

aaabbbc
aabbb
abbccc
abcabca

Extraction

aaabbb
ababab
aaabbbccc
abcabcabc
ababcabcc

aaabbbc
aabbb
abbccc
abcabca