Regular Expressions 101

Explanation
Pro

\w+any word character, repeated at least once

Group 1([, ]+\w+){1,2}

{1,2}repeats the group contents below between 1 and 2 times:

Character Class[, ]+

+matches at least one character from the set below:

,the literal , (44₁₀ / 54₈ / 2C₁₆)

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

\w+any word character, repeated at least once

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

Match Information

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Quick Reference

25 tokens

Regular Expression

\w+([, ]+\w+){1,2}

New


Bauman, Steve
Steve Bauman
John, Doe
JD Sallinger
Bauman, Steve
Steve Bauman
Doe, Mary Sue
Mary Sue Doe
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Billy, Ray, Michael

// WILL_NOT_MATCH
John
Steve
Bauman
O'Rielly
Marc O'Connor
John_Doe
Steve-O