Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

Group 1((^|;)(([PI](A|(M)).{8}))|(;))

1st Alternative(^|;)(([PI](A|(M)).{8}))

Group 2(^|;)

1st Alternative^

^start of line

2nd Alternative;

;the literal ; (59₁₀ / 73₈ / 3B₁₆)

Group 3(([PI](A|(M)).{8}))

Group 4([PI](A|(M)).{8})

Character Class[PI]

Pthe literal P (80₁₀ / 120₈ / 50₁₆) (case sensitive)

Ithe literal I (73₁₀ / 111₈ / 49₁₆) (case sensitive)

Group 5(A|(M))

1st AlternativeA

Athe literal A (65₁₀ / 101₈ / 41₁₆) (case sensitive)

2nd Alternative(M)

Group 6(M)

Mthe literal M (77₁₀ / 115₈ / 4D₁₆) (case sensitive)

.{8}any character (except for line terminators), repeated exactly 8 times

2nd Alternative(;)

Group 7(;)

;the literal ; (59₁₀ / 73₈ / 3B₁₆)

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

((^|;)(([PI](A|(M)).{8}))|(;))

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IM10343575
PM03485708
IM04582561;PM12455286
IA34958215;
PA35727962

IM10343575
PM03485708
IM04582561;PM12455286
IA34958215;
PA35727962