regex101: Lab3 RegEx

^start of line

Group 1(\w+(\-\w+)?)

\w+a Unicode word character, repeated at least once

Group 2(\-\w+)?

?repeats the group contents below at most once:

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\w+a Unicode word character, repeated at least once

Group 3(\s)

\sa Unicode whitespace character

Group 4([A-Z]\.\s)*

*repeats the group contents below any number of times:

Character Class[A-Z]

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

\.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

\sa Unicode whitespace character

Group 5(\w+)

\w+a Unicode word character, repeated at least once

Group 6(\s\w+)?

?repeats the group contents below at most once:

\sa Unicode whitespace character

\w+a Unicode word character, repeated at least once

\,the literal , (44₁₀ / 54₈ / 2C₁₆)

Group 7(($|1\-|\(1\-)*\d{3}($(\s)?|-|\s|\)\-)?\d{3}\-*\s?\d{4})

Group 8(\(|1\-|\(1\-)*

*repeats the group contents below any number of times:

1st Alternative\(

\(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

2nd Alternative1\-

1the literal 1 (49₁₀ / 61₈ / 31₁₆)

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

3rd Alternative\(1\-

\(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

1the literal 1 (49₁₀ / 61₈ / 31₁₆)

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\d{3}a Unicode decimal digit, repeated exactly 3 times

Group 9(\)(\s)?|-|\s|\)\-)?

?repeats the group contents below at most once:

1st Alternative\)(\s)?

\)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

Group 10(\s)?

?repeats the group contents below at most once:

\sa Unicode whitespace character

2nd Alternative-

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

3rd Alternative\s

\sa Unicode whitespace character

4th Alternative\)\-

\)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\d{3}a Unicode decimal digit, repeated exactly 3 times

\-*the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆) , repeated any number of times

\s?optionally matches a Unicode whitespace character

\d{4}a Unicode decimal digit, repeated exactly 4 times

\,the literal , (44₁₀ / 54₈ / 2C₁₆)

Group 11(\w+)

\w+a Unicode word character, repeated at least once

Group 12(\-\w+\-\w+)?

?repeats the group contents below at most once:

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\w+a Unicode word character, repeated at least once

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\w+a Unicode word character, repeated at least once

Group 13(\s\w+$)?

?repeats the group contents below at most once:

\sa Unicode whitespace character

\w+a Unicode word character, repeated at least once

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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

Search reference

Regular Expression

^(\w+(\-\w+)?)(\s)([A-Z]\.\s)*(\w+)(\s\w+)?\,((\(|1\-|\(1\-)*\d{3}(\)(\s)?|-|\s|\)\-)?\d{3}\-*\s?\d{4})\,(\w+)(\-\w+\-\w+)?(\s\w+$)?

Test String
New

Kiayada D. Levy,(570)7924192,Sint-Laureins-Berchem
Gretchen F. Manning,(1-656)-285-0869,Spoleto
Ashton Richards,(974) 843-9297,Annapolis Royal
Demetrius J. Ferguson,1-906-206-4323,Rea
Blair Nelson,1-121-171-3665,Bertiolo
Cynthia J. Farley,632 691 2180,Moen
Nayda M. Lloyd,1-864-250-6977,Sarrev
Miranda Edith Sexton,1-597-689-8316,Shipshaw
Fulton Mays,(725)789-9517,Pierrefonds
Shea Kim,1-697-854-4139,Bihain
Emma-Mae Winters,1-137-630-5601,Gulfport
Inez W. Depew,1-833-470-5664,Johnstone
Darrel F. Key,1-878-918-2161,Olympia
Tobias L. Stephens,1-119-939-6704,Unnao
Elmo Pate,1-869-333-7341,Griesheim

Regular Expression

Test StringNew

Test String
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