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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • Substitution
  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

Regular Expression
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const regex = /(-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----(\n|\r|\r\n)([0-9a-zA-Z\+\/=]{64}(\n|\r|\r\n))*([0-9a-zA-Z\+\/=]{1,63}(\n|\r|\r\n))?-----END PUBLIC KEY-----)|(-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----(\n|\r|\r\n)([0-9a-zA-Z\+\/=]{64}(\n|\r|\r\n))*([0-9a-zA-Z\+\/=]{1,63}(\n|\r|\r\n))?-----END PRIVATE KEY-----)/gm; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('(-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----(\\n|\\r|\\r\\n)([0-9a-zA-Z\\+\\\/=]{64}(\\n|\\r|\\r\\n))*([0-9a-zA-Z\\+\\\/=]{1,63}(\\n|\\r|\\r\\n))?-----END PUBLIC KEY-----)|(-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----(\\n|\\r|\\r\\n)([0-9a-zA-Z\\+\\\/=]{64}(\\n|\\r|\\r\\n))*([0-9a-zA-Z\\+\\\/=]{1,63}(\\n|\\r|\\r\\n))?-----END PRIVATE KEY-----)', 'gm') const str = `-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY----- MIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEAwghnvMu5YfnbprpLX105 SGuanX7zF+4mgNqozyFB7UsIha3ztQIYydrLc7pKXK7vQWWlqLUn0JW1vlAiTs2A O+wdaFaEwKTNk1+mobGlpKUrzJEy24cnGV9XxNnh+WuxR7TicEpzNOdmDnSUaFMk MdfpDXKKXfu/HJrADYuMq7VckEBR1yOBXVREDYpS8YvA85Kw04VAPVzxOHU7qdTR hUPUD1rY3nKYJj33P0EW1e53xqeXZiiW6p3yi04X+OQscylMnfvxsG8tK18Qgi30 cQmny3yYGocKpfG7679Jy5EnkchqoC9L72Ust8A6s0WZVAe/bZxs5J5QEDdAkgAi Miw84vWIHj2cuwgNKzBJHZ1uHmFrM8rkJWBvLyTRvS1pgn/yjQ4evOTH/yVTGnyM BOSwrXmFbt4KXzXwtXIf0wllf2HZ3CwhB9g86ijPjvvgXn8eUbBEN12c/MePf3l1 doECe6oavsthqpk77IuFC6Yuy5ck0fkcHT2cw/U6hUBdTbuXs4/i7gMLE9VpjiDh lYoMCYmuCR8Vn/G5gMQ4NbMjyvZY/d5U8tvktsC2ImQefuWu8vi/PGvDIdhq3TTz sswoxcLxyqq0vjOnBmpMpua2PpLlZrSuBkuKIuZnxAiRkkLamAVH6SylYwmWvvam ssssss1 -----END PRIVATE KEY----- -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY----- MIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEAwghnvMu5YfnbprpLX105 SGuanX7zF+4mgNqozyFB7UsIha3ztQIYydrLc7pKXK7vQWWlqLUn0JW1vlAiTs2A O+wdaFaEwKTNk1+mobGlpKUrzJEy24cnGV9XxNnh+WuxR7TicEpzNOdmDnSUaFMk MdfpDXKKXfu/HJrADYuMq7VckEBR1yOBXVREDYpS8YvA85Kw04VAPVzxOHU7qdTR hUPUD1rY3nKYJj33P0EW1e53xqeXZiiW6p3yi04X+OQscylMnfvxsG8tK18Qgi30 cQmny3yYGocKpfG7679Jy5EnkchqoC9L72Ust8A6s0WZVAe/bZxs5J5QEDdAkgAi Miw84vWIHj2cuwgNKzBJHZ1uHmFrM8rkJWBvLyTRvS1pgn/yjQ4evOTH/yVTGnyM BOSwrXmFbt4KXzXwtXIf0wllf2HZ3CwhB9g86ijPjvvgXn8eUbBEN12c/MePf3l1 doECe6oavsthqpk77IuFC6Yuy5ck0fkcHT2cw/U6hUBdTbuXs4/i7gMLE9VpjiDh lYoMCYmuCR8Vn/G5gMQ4NbMjyvZY/d5U8tvktsC2ImQefuWu8vi/PGvDIdhq3TTz sswoxcLxyqq0vjOnBmpMpua2PpLlZrSuBkuKIuZnxAiRkkLamAVH6SylYwmWvvam ssssssqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqs -----END PUBLIC KEY-----`; // Reset `lastIndex` if this regex is defined globally // regex.lastIndex = 0; let m; while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) { // This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) { regex.lastIndex++; } // The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable. m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => { console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`); }); }

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions