Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

Group 1([\w\s]*(?:$[^)]*$[\w\s]*)*)

Character Class[\w\s]*

*matches any number of characters from the set below:

\wany word character

\sany whitespace character

Non-Capturing Group(?:$[^)]*$[\w\s]*)*

*repeats the group contents below any number of times:

\(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

Negated Character Class[^)]*

*matches any number of characters outside the set below:

)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

\)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

Character Class[\w\s]*

*matches any number of characters from the set below:

\wany word character

\sany whitespace character

Group 2([*?$&])

Character Class[*?$&]

*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

?the literal ? (63₁₀ / 77₈ / 3F₁₆)

$the literal $ (36₁₀ / 44₈ / 24₁₆)

&the literal & (38₁₀ / 46₈ / 26₁₆)

Global pattern flags

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

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25 tokens

([\w\s]*(?:\([^)]*\)[\w\s]*)*)([*?$&])

New

Foo (.*) bar blla (.*) b*l?a$ && bla bla\r\n

Foo (.*) bar blla (.*) b*l?a$ && bla bla\r\n