Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

Group 1($(?:[^()]|(?1))*$)

\(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

Non-Capturing Group(?:[^()]|(?1))*

*repeats the group contents below any number of times:

1st Alternative[^()]

Negated Character Class[^()]

(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

2nd Alternative(?1)

(?1)calls group 1 as a subroutine

\)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

$end of line

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

(\((?:[^()]|(?1))*\))$

(((()()())))
"some text (and words) more text (and words)
textrighthere(with some more)
little trickier (this time) with (all of (the)(values))

(((()()())))
"some text (and words) more text (and words)
textrighthere(with some more)
little trickier (this time) with (all of (the)(values))