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^start of line

Group 1((0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-[12]\d{3} (0[0-9]|1[0-9]|2[1-4]):(0[0-9]|[1-5][0-9]):(0[0-9]|[1-5][0-9]))

Group 2(0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])

1st Alternative0[1-9]

0the literal 0 (48₁₀ / 60₈ / 30₁₆)

Character Class[1-9]

1-9one character from 1 (49₁₀) to 9 (57₁₀)

2nd Alternative[12]\d

Character Class[12]

1the literal 1 (49₁₀ / 61₈ / 31₁₆)

2the literal 2 (50₁₀ / 62₈ / 32₁₆)

\da digit

3rd Alternative3[01]

3the literal 3 (51₁₀ / 63₈ / 33₁₆)

Character Class[01]

0the literal 0 (48₁₀ / 60₈ / 30₁₆)

1the literal 1 (49₁₀ / 61₈ / 31₁₆)

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

Group 3(0[1-9]|1[0-2])

1st Alternative0[1-9]

0the literal 0 (48₁₀ / 60₈ / 30₁₆)

Character Class[1-9]

1-9one character from 1 (49₁₀) to 9 (57₁₀)

2nd Alternative1[0-2]

1the literal 1 (49₁₀ / 61₈ / 31₁₆)

Character Class[0-2]

0-2one character from 0 (48₁₀) to 2 (50₁₀)

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

Character Class[12]

1the literal 1 (49₁₀ / 61₈ / 31₁₆)

2the literal 2 (50₁₀ / 62₈ / 32₁₆)

\d{3}a digit, repeated exactly 3 times

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

Group 4(0[0-9]|1[0-9]|2[1-4])

1st Alternative0[0-9]

0the literal 0 (48₁₀ / 60₈ / 30₁₆)

Character Class[0-9]

0-9one character from 0 (48₁₀) to 9 (57₁₀)

2nd Alternative1[0-9]

1the literal 1 (49₁₀ / 61₈ / 31₁₆)

Character Class[0-9]

0-9one character from 0 (48₁₀) to 9 (57₁₀)

3rd Alternative2[1-4]

2the literal 2 (50₁₀ / 62₈ / 32₁₆)

Character Class[1-4]

1-4one character from 1 (49₁₀) to 4 (52₁₀)

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

Group 5(0[0-9]|[1-5][0-9])

1st Alternative0[0-9]

0the literal 0 (48₁₀ / 60₈ / 30₁₆)

Character Class[0-9]

0-9one character from 0 (48₁₀) to 9 (57₁₀)

2nd Alternative[1-5][0-9]

Character Class[1-5]

Character Class[0-9]

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

Group 6(0[0-9]|[1-5][0-9])

$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

Search reference

Regular Expression

^((0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-[12]\d{3} (0[0-9]|1[0-9]|2[1-4]):(0[0-9]|[1-5][0-9]):(0[0-9]|[1-5][0-9]))$

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