Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

Group 1([$%])

Character Class[$%]

$the literal $ (36₁₀ / 44₈ / 24₁₆)

%the literal % (37₁₀ / 45₈ / 25₁₆)

Group 2(days|weeks|months)

1st Alternativedays

daysthe literal text days (case sensitive)

2nd Alternativeweeks

weeksthe literal text weeks (case sensitive)

3rd Alternativemonths

monthsthe literal text months (case sensitive)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

\1the text saved by group 1

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.

26 tokens

([$%])(days|weeks|months)\/\1

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There are 5 $days/$ and ten %weeks/% and 7 $months/$
There are 5 days and ten %weeks/% and 7 $months/$

There are 5 $days/$ and ten %weeks/% and 7 $months/$
There are 5 days and ten %weeks/% and 7 $months/$