Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

1st Alternative(([A-Za-z])\2\2+)

Group 1(([A-Za-z])\2\2+)

Group 2([A-Za-z])

Character Class[A-Za-z]

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

a-zone character from a (97₁₀) to z (122₁₀) (case sensitive)

\2the text saved by group 2

\2+the text saved by group 2, repeated at least once

2nd Alternative(\w)\3

Group 3(\w)

\wany word character

\3the text saved by group 3

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

(([A-Za-z])\2\2+)|(\w)\3

to many professionals
too many professionals
tooo many professionals
toooo many professionals

$1$3$3$3

to many professionals
too many professionals
tooo many professionals
toooo many professionals