Regular Expressions 101

Explanation
Pro

3the literal 3 (51₁₀ / 63₈ / 33₁₆)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

4the literal 4 (52₁₀ / 64₈ / 34₁₆)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

18the literal text 18

Group 1(.*?)

.*?any Unicode character, repeated any number of times

Positive Lookahead(?=(?:3\/4\/18)|$)

1st Alternative(?:3\/4\/18)

Non-Capturing Group(?:3\/4\/18)

3the literal 3 (51₁₀ / 63₈ / 33₁₆)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

4the literal 4 (52₁₀ / 64₈ / 34₁₆)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

18the literal text 18

2nd Alternative$

$end of string, or before its final line terminator

Global pattern flags

i modifier: insensitive. Matches without distinguishing uppercase and lowercase letters

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

s modifier: single line. Allows a dot to match line terminators

Match Information

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Quick Reference

25 tokens

Regular Expression

3\/4\/18(.*?)(?=(?:3\/4\/18)|$)

3/4/18, 10:48 AM - Julie 🐿️: C est quoi le French market?
3/4/18, 10:48 AM - R: frensh ><
3/4/18, 10:48 AM - Julie 🐿️: 🧐
3/4/18, 10:48 AM - R: Chicago French Market
131 N Clinton St, Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 575-0306
https://goo.gl/maps/t1cCSmb35NE2
3/4/18, 10:49 AM - R: French