Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

Character Class[\s-]+

+matches at least one character from the set below:

\sany whitespace character

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

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.

26 tokens

[\s-]+

New

  Word - Another Wow ---  ----- ------  ----  --- look-at-that

  Word - Another Wow ---  ----- ------  ----  --- look-at-that