Regular Expressions 101

1st Alternativecolou?r

colothe literal text colo (case sensitive)

u?optionally matches the literal u (117₁₀ / 165₈ / 75₁₆) (case sensitive)

rthe literal r (114₁₀ / 162₈ / 72₁₆) (case sensitive)

2nd Alternativefavou?rite

favothe literal text favo (case sensitive)

u?optionally matches the literal u (117₁₀ / 165₈ / 75₁₆) (case sensitive)

ritethe literal text rite (case sensitive)

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

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Regular Expression

colou?r|favou?rite

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Lena’s favourite color had always been purple, but the rich green of the forest called to her in a way she couldn't ignore. today As she sat quietly among the trees, she noticed how the light played with the different colours of the leaves, each one more vibrant than the last. It was in that moment that she decided the forest’s colors would always be her favorite sight, no matter the season.