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Explanation
/
\(
?
\d
{3}
\)
?
[
-
]
\d
{3}
-
\d
{4}
/
g
\(
matches the character
(
with index
40
10
(
28
16
or
50
8
) literally (case sensitive)
?
matches the previous token between
zero
and
one
times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed
(greedy)
\d
matches a digit (equivalent to
[0-9]
)
{3}
matches the previous token exactly
3
times
\)
matches the character
)
with index
41
10
(
29
16
or
51
8
) literally (case sensitive)
?
matches the previous token between
zero
and
one
times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed
(greedy)
Match a single character present in the list below
[
-
]
-
matches the character
-
with index
45
10
(
2D
16
or
55
8
) literally (case sensitive)
This hyphen is treated literally, which might be confusing for others. Consider escaping it or placing at the start or end of the class!
matches the character
with index
32
10
(
20
16
or
40
8
) literally (case sensitive)
\d
matches a digit (equivalent to
[0-9]
)
{3}
matches the previous token exactly
3
times
-
matches the character
-
with index
45
10
(
2D
16
or
55
8
) literally (case sensitive)
\d
matches a digit (equivalent to
[0-9]
)
{4}
matches the previous token exactly
4
times
Global pattern flags
g modifier:
g
lobal. All matches (don't return after first match)
Match Information
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