Regular Expressions 101

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  • Common Tokens
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  • 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 = /(\\r|\\n|\\)/g; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('(\\\\r|\\\\n|\\\\)', 'g') const str = `"\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\nSalvar\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n<a class=\\"linkModuleActionButt\\ron\\" href=\\"https://go.hotmart.com/G9680456D?src=pinterest1\\" rel=\\"nofollow\\" =\\"color: 333333; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;\\">\\r\\n\\r\\ngo.hotmart.com</a></di\\rv>\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n<a class=\\"Wk9 xQ4 CCY czT ljY kVc eEj\\" href=\\"https://go.hotmart.com/G9680456D?src=pinterest1\\" rel=\\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\\" target=\\"_blank\\" =\\"color: 444444; text-decoration-line: none; outline: 0px; transition: transform 85ms ease-out 0s; display: block; border-radius: calc(var(--g-boint)*0);\\">\\r\\nConheça Sua Bíblia de Capa a Capa | CV – Esboçando Ideias</a>\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\nUm curso online onde você vai aprender a Bíblia de Gênesis a Apocalipse, totalmente online, e do conforto do seu lar\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n<di\\rv class=\\"Jea gjz zI7 iyn Hsu\\" =\\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; box-sizing: border-box; align-items: center;\\">\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\nComentários"`; const subst = ``; // The substituted value will be contained in the result variable const result = str.replace(regex, subst); console.log('Substitution result: ', result);

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