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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
  • Match everything enclosed
    (?:...)
  • Capture everything enclosed
    (...)
  • 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 = /^(?:A(?:C(?:WS|[DS])?T|DT|E[DS]?T|FT|K[DS]T|LMT|M[S]?T|NAS?T|QTT|RT|ST|W[DS]T|Z(?:OS|[OS])?T|oE|T)|B(?:RS|[NORST])T|C(?:AS|ES|H(?:A[DS]|OS|[OU])|ID?S|LS|hS|[ACDEKLOSVX])?T|D(?:AV|DU)T|E(?:ASS?|ES|GS|[ACDEGS])?T|F(?:JS|KS|[EJKN])T|G(?:A[LM]|IL|[EFMSY])T|H(?:OVS?|[DKS])T|I(?:R(?:KS|[DKS])|[CDOS])T|JST|K(?:OS|RAS?|UY|[GS])T|L(?:H[DS]|IN)T|M(?:A(?:GS|[GRW])T|DT|HT|MT|S[DKT]|UT|VT|YT|T)|N(?:FD|OVS?|Z[DS]|[CDFPRSU])T|O(?:MSS?|RA)T|P(?:ETS?|HO|M[DS]|ON|YS|[DEGHKSWY])?T|QYZT|R(?:OT|E)T|S(?:A[KMS]|RE|YO|[BCGRS])T|T(?:AH|OS|[FJKLMORV])T|U(?:LAS?T|TC|YS?T|ZT)|V(?:LAS?|OS|[EU])T|W(?:A(?:RS|[KS])?T|ES?T|FT|GS?T|I(?:TA|[BT])|ST|T)|Y(?:A(?:KS|[KP])|EKS?)T|[ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ])$/gm; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('^(?:A(?:C(?:WS|[DS])?T|DT|E[DS]?T|FT|K[DS]T|LMT|M[S]?T|NAS?T|QTT|RT|ST|W[DS]T|Z(?:OS|[OS])?T|oE|T)|B(?:RS|[NORST])T|C(?:AS|ES|H(?:A[DS]|OS|[OU])|ID?S|LS|hS|[ACDEKLOSVX])?T|D(?:AV|DU)T|E(?:ASS?|ES|GS|[ACDEGS])?T|F(?:JS|KS|[EJKN])T|G(?:A[LM]|IL|[EFMSY])T|H(?:OVS?|[DKS])T|I(?:R(?:KS|[DKS])|[CDOS])T|JST|K(?:OS|RAS?|UY|[GS])T|L(?:H[DS]|IN)T|M(?:A(?:GS|[GRW])T|DT|HT|MT|S[DKT]|UT|VT|YT|T)|N(?:FD|OVS?|Z[DS]|[CDFPRSU])T|O(?:MSS?|RA)T|P(?:ETS?|HO|M[DS]|ON|YS|[DEGHKSWY])?T|QYZT|R(?:OT|E)T|S(?:A[KMS]|RE|YO|[BCGRS])T|T(?:AH|OS|[FJKLMORV])T|U(?:LAS?T|TC|YS?T|ZT)|V(?:LAS?|OS|[EU])T|W(?:A(?:RS|[KS])?T|ES?T|FT|GS?T|I(?:TA|[BT])|ST|T)|Y(?:A(?:KS|[KP])|EKS?)T|[ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ])$', 'gm') const str = `A ACDT ACST ACT ACT ACWST ADT ADT AEDT AEST AET AFT AKDT AKST ALMT AMST AMST AMT AMT ANAST ANAT AQTT ART AST AST AT AWDT AWST AZOST AZOT AZST AZT AoE B BNT BOT BRST BRT BST BST BST BTT C CAST CAT CCT CDT CDT CEST CET CHADT CHAST CHOST CHOT CHUT CIDST CIST CKT CLST CLT COT CST CST CST CT CVT CXT ChST D DAVT DDUT E EASST EAST EAT ECT EDT EEST EET EGST EGT EST ET F FET FJST FJT FKST FKT FNT G GALT GAMT GET GFT GILT GMT GST GST GYT H HDT HKT HOVST HOVT HST I ICT IDT IOT IRDT IRKST IRKT IRST IST IST IST JST K KGT KOST KRAST KRAT KST KUYT L LHDT LHST LINT M MAGST MAGT MART MAWT MDT MHT MMT MSD MSK MST MT MUT MVT MYT N NCT NDT NFDT NFT NOVST NOVT NPT NRT NST NUT NZDT NZST O OMSST OMST ORAT P PDT PET PETST PETT PGT PHOT PHT PKT PMDT PMST PONT PST PST PT PWT PYST PYT PYT Q QYZT R RET ROTT S SAKT SAMT SAST SBT SCT SGT SRET SRT SST SYOT T TAHT TFT TJT TKT TLT TMT TOST TOT TRT TVT U ULAST ULAT UTC UYST UYT UZT V VET VLAST VLAT VOST VUT W WAKT WARST WAST WAT WEST WET WFT WGST WGT WIB WIT WITA WST WST WT X Y YAKST YAKT YAPT YEKST YEKT Z`; const subst = `$1`; // 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