Regular Expressions 101

Pro

Non-Capturing Group(?:\(|(?<!^)\G)

1st Alternative\(

\(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

2nd Alternative(?<!^)\G

Negative Lookbehind(?<!^)

^start of string

\Gstart of current search

Negated Character Class[^)"]*

*matches any number of characters outside the set below:

)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

"the literal " (34₁₀ / 42₈ / 22₁₆)

\Kresets the starting point of the reported match. Any previously consumed characters are no longer included in the final match

"the literal " (34₁₀ / 42₈ / 22₁₆)

Group 1([^"]*)

Negated Character Class[^"]*

*matches any number of characters outside the set below:

"the literal " (34₁₀ / 42₈ / 22₁₆)

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

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25 tokens

(?:\(|(?<!^)\G)[^)"]*\K"([^"]*)"

New

"false" ("first" or "second") "false" ("third (with parenthesis)")

"false" ("first" or "second") "false" ("third (with parenthesis)")