Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

;the literal ; (59₁₀ / 73₈ / 3B₁₆)

\sany whitespace character

Group 1([a-zA-Z0-9]{3}-[a-zA-Z0-9]{3})

Character Class[a-zA-Z0-9]{3}

{3}matches exactly 3 characters from the set below:

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

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

0-9one character from 0 (48₁₀) to 9 (57₁₀)

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

Character Class[a-zA-Z0-9]{3}

{3}matches exactly 3 characters from the set below:

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

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

0-9one character from 0 (48₁₀) to 9 (57₁₀)

\ban ASCII word boundary

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

;\s([a-zA-Z0-9]{3}-[a-zA-Z0-9]{3})\b

New

Bakery: Desdemona (Desserts; A9B-APO) 7th Avenue" the ingredient is A9B-APO

Bakery: Desdemona (Desserts; A9B-APO) 7th Avenue" the ingredient is A9B-APO