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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

Regular Expression

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// include the latest version of the regex crate in your Cargo.toml extern crate regex; use regex::Regex; fn main() { let regex = Regex::new(r"(?m)\>(^($|\<\>)|[A-Z a-z0-9\,\.\/\)\(\*\+\:\-]{2,}+)\<\/").unwrap(); let string = "@extends('layouts.index') @section('styles') <style> @media screen and (max-width: 1000px) { .btn { border-radius: 0.5rem !important; margin-top: 20px; width: 100%; } #q { border-radius: 0px; } } </style> @endsection @section('title') <title> {{ 'Jobs - '.config('app.name')}} </title> @endsection @section('content') <div class=\"container-fluid py-4\"> <form action=\"{{route('jobs.list')}}\" method=\"GET\"> <div class=\"row g-0\"> <div class=\"col-lg-3 col-6\"> <input id=\"q\" name=\"q\" class=\"form-control\" value=\"@if(isset($_GET['q'])){{$_GET['q']}}@endif\" type=\"text\" style=\"border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px\" placeholder=\"Search jobs\" autocomplete=\"off\"> </div> <div class=\"col-lg-2 col-6\"> <select class=\"form-select\" name=\"category\" id=\"category\" style=\"border-radius: 0px;\" aria-label=\"Default select example\"> <option value=\"\" selected>Categories</option> @foreach($categories as $category) <option value=\"{{$category->slug}}\">{{$category->name}}</option> @endforeach </select> </div> <div class=\"col-lg-2 col-6\"> <select class=\"form-select\" name=\"job_type\" id=\"job_type\" style=\"border-radius: 0px;\" aria-label=\"Default select example\"> <option value=\"\" selected>Job Type</option> <option value=\"Part Time\">Part Time</option> <option value=\"Full Time\">Full Time</option> </select> </div> <div class=\"col-lg-2 col-6\"> <select class=\"form-select\" name=\"price_type\" id=\"price_type\" style=\"border-radius: 0px;\" aria-label=\"Default select example\"> <option value=\"\" selected>Price Type</option> <option value=\"Fixed\">Fixed</option> <option value=\"Hourly\">Hourly</option> </select> </div> <div class=\"col-lg-3 col-12\"><button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-dark search\" style=\"border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px\">Search</button></div> </div> </form> <div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-12\"> <div class=\"card mb-4\"> <div class=\"card-header pb-0\"> <h6>Jobs</h6> @if (session('deleted_job')) <span style=\"color:red\">{{session('deleted_job')}}</span> @endif @if (session('min_length_input')) <span style=\"color:red\">{{session('min_length_input')}}</span> @endif </div> <div class=\"card-body px-0 pt-0 pb-2\"> <div class=\"table-responsive p-0\"> @if (count($jobs)>0) <table class=\"table align-items-center mb-0\"> <thead> <tr> <th class=\"text-uppercase text-secondary text-xxs font-weight-bolder opacity-7\">Title</th> <th class=\"text-uppercase text-secondary text-xxs font-weight-bolder opacity-7 ps-2\">Category/Address</th> <th class=\"text-uppercase text-secondary text-xxs text-center font-weight-bolder opacity-7 ps-2\">Price type</th> <th class=\"text-uppercase text-secondary text-xxs text-center font-weight-bolder opacity-7 ps-2\">Price</th> <th class=\"text-center text-uppercase text-secondary text-center text-xxs font-weight-bolder opacity-7\">Start date</th> <th class=\"text-center text-uppercase text-secondary text-center text-xxs font-weight-bolder opacity-7\">End date</th> <th class=\"text-center text-uppercase text-secondary text-center text-xxs font-weight-bolder opacity-7\">Options</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> @foreach($jobs as $job) <tr> <td> <a href=\"{{route('job.show',$job->slug)}}\"> <div class=\"d-flex px-2 py-1\"> <div> <img src=\"/images/{{$job->user->photo->name}}\" class=\"avatar avatar-sm me-3\" alt=\"user1\"> </div> <div class=\"d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\"> <h6 class=\"mb-0 text-sm\">{{$job->title}}</h6> <p class=\"text-xs text-secondary mb-0\">{{$job->user->company->name}}</p> </div> </div> </a> </td> <td> <p class=\"text-xs font-weight-bold mb-0\">{{$job->category->name}}</p> <p class=\"text-xs text-secondary mb-0\">{{$job->address}}</p> </td> <td class=\"align-middle text-center text-sm\"> <p class=\"text-xs font-weight-bold mb-0\">{{$job->price_type}}</p> </td> <td class=\"align-middle text-center text-sm\"> <p class=\"text-xs font-weight-bold mb-0\">{{$job->price}}</p> </td> <td class=\"align-middle text-center text-sm\"> <p class=\"text-xs font-weight-bold mb-0\">{{$job->startingDate}}</p> </td> <td class=\"align-middle text-center\"> <p class=\"text-xs font-weight-bold mb-0\">{{($job->endingDate) ? $job->endingDate : '/' }}</p> </td> <td class=\"align-middle text-center\"> <span class=\"text-secondary text-xs font-weight-bold\"> <form action=\"{{route('job.destroy',$job->slug)}}\" method=\"POST\" style=\"display: inline; \"> @csrf @method('DELETE') <button type=\"submit\" name=\"remove_job\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color:red!important; padding: 0; margin:0!important;text-transform: none;\" class=\"btn btn-link\">Delete</button> </form> </span> </td> </tr> @endforeach </tbody> </table> @else <span style=\"color:red; margin-left: 25px;\">No jobs found.</span> @endif <div class=\"d-flex justify-content-center mt-3\"> {{$jobs->links()}} </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> @endsection @section('scripts') <script> const searchBtn = document.querySelector('.search'); searchBtn.addEventListener('click', function() { const searchField = document.querySelector('#q'); const categoriesBtn = document.getElementById('category'); const categoryValue = categoriesBtn.options[categoriesBtn.selectedIndex].text; const jobtypeBtn = document.getElementById('job_type'); const jobtypeValue = jobtypeBtn.options[jobtypeBtn.selectedIndex].text; const pricetypeBtn = document.getElementById('price_type'); const pricetypeValue = pricetypeBtn.options[pricetypeBtn.selectedIndex].text; if (searchField.value == '') { searchField.disabled = true; } if (categoryValue == 'Categories') { categoriesBtn.disabled = true; } if (jobtypeValue == 'Job Type') { jobtypeBtn.disabled = true; } if (pricetypeValue == 'Price Type') { pricetypeBtn.disabled = true; } }); </script> @endsection"; let substitution = ">{{__(\"$1\")}}</"; // result will be a String with the substituted value let result = regex.replace_all(string, substitution); println!("{}", result); }

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Rust, please visit: https://docs.rs/regex/latest/regex/