Regular Expressions 101

Group 1((?:\w+ ?){1,5}(?=\(\d))

Non-Capturing Group(?:\w+ ?){1,5}

{1,5}repeats the group contents below between 1 and 5 times:

\w+any word character, repeated at least once

?optionally matches the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

Positive Lookahead(?=\(\d)

\(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

\da digit

Group 2($[\d,]+$)

\(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

Character Class[\d,]+

+matches at least one character from the set below:

\da digit

,the literal , (44₁₀ / 54₈ / 2C₁₆)

\)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

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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Search reference

Regular Expression

((?:\w+ ?){1,5}(?=\(\d))(\([\d,]+\))

New

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet (12,16) , consectetur 23 adipiscing elit. Curabitur (45) euismod scelerisque consectetur. Vivamus aliquam velit (46,48,49) at augue faucibus, id eleifend purus egestas. Aliquam vitae mauris cursus, facilisis enim condimentum, vestibulum enim. Praesent

Regular Expression

Substitution