Regular Expressions 101

Non-Capturing Group(?:^\[//\]:[^(]+\(\K | \G(?!\A)\| )

1st Alternative^\[//\]:[^(]+\(\K

^start of line

\[the literal [ (91₁₀ / 133₈ / 5B₁₆)

//the literal text //

\]the literal ] (93₁₀ / 135₈ / 5D₁₆)

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

Negated Character Class[^(]+

+matches at least one character outside the set below:

(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

\(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

\Kresets the starting point of the reported match. Any previously consumed characters are no longer included in the final match

2nd Alternative \G(?!\A)\|

\Gstart of current search

Negative Lookahead(?!\A)

\Astart of string

\|the literal | (124₁₀ / 174₈ / 7C₁₆)

Group 1(\w+)

\w+any word character, repeated at least once

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

Group 2([\w,]+)

Character Class[\w,]+

+matches at least one character from the set below:

\wany word character

,the literal , (44₁₀ / 54₈ / 2C₁₆)

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

x modifier: extended. Ignores unescaped whitespace and comments outside character classes

Detailed match information will be displayed here automatically.

Search reference

Regular Expression

(?:^\[//\]:[^(]+\(\K
|
\G(?!\A)\|
)
(\w+):([\w,]+)

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