Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

\|the literal | (124₁₀ / 174₈ / 7C₁₆)

Group 1([^|]*)

Negated Character Class[^|]*

*matches any number of characters outside the set below:

|the literal | (124₁₀ / 174₈ / 7C₁₆)

\|the literal | (124₁₀ / 174₈ / 7C₁₆)

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

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25 tokens

\|([^|]*)\|

I have to select | this part | and not this

I have to select | this part | and not this