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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
  • Match everything enclosed
    (?:...)
  • Capture everything enclosed
    (...)
  • 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
    ^
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    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
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    \B

Regular Expression
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r"
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const regex = new RegExp('(?P<ipc_cpc_fi>\\b(?P<section>[A-HY])(?(section)(?P<class>\\d{2})?)(?(class)(?P<subclass>[A-Z])?)(?(subclass) *(?P<group>\\d{1,})?)(?(group)(?:/(?P<subgroup>\\d{1,}))?)(?(subgroup) *(?P<subsubgroup>[A-Z]?))\\b)', 'gm') const str = ` FI F15D 1/08 A 3H091 for releasing the airflow widely (combined with the Coanda effect) especially controlling the flow direction from nozzles 気流を広角に放出させるためのもの〔コアンダ効果を併用するもの〕特にノズルからの流れ方向制御 FI F24F 13/08 C 3L081 Fluid devices (control members using Coanda effect) 流体素子,例.コアンダ効果を用いる制御部材 CPC B01F5/0293 {the jet injector being of coanda type, i.e. having a surface to attract the jet for adjusting its direction} {ジェットインジェクターがコアンダ型であるもの,すなわちその方向に噴射流を引き付ける面をもつもの} CPC B07B7/0865 {using the coanda effect of the moving gas stream} {気体流れのコアンダ効果を用いるもの} CPC B08B2205/005 Using the coanda effect of the gas flow/stream ガス流/ガスの流れのコアンダ効果を使用するもの CPC B63H2011/002 {using Coanda effect, i.e. the tendency of fluid jets to be attracted to nearby surfaces} CPC B65H29/248 {with coanda effect (separating from a stack B65H3/14)} {コアンダ効果をもつもの(積層物からの分離B65H3/14)} CPC F05D2270/173 by the Coanda effect コアンダ効果によるもの CPC F15C1/008 {Other applications, e.g. for air conditioning, medical applications, other than in respirators, derricks for underwater separation of materials by coanda effect, weapons} {他の適用,例.空調,医療への適用,呼吸マスク以外のもの,コアンダ効果による物質の水面下分離用のやぐら,武器} CPC F15C1/08 Boundary-layer devices, e.g. wall-attachment amplifiers {coanda effect (fluid oscillators of pulse generators F15B21/12)} 境界層装置,例.壁面付着形素子,{コアンダ効果(パルス発生機の流体発振機F15B21/12)} CPC F24F2221/28 using the Coanda effect コアンダ効果を用いるもの CPC F26B13/104 {supported by fluid jets only; Fluid blowing arrangements for flotation dryers, e.g. coanda nozzles} {流動体噴射のみにより支持されるもの;浮動乾燥機のための流動体吹き付け装置,例.コアンダノズル} CPC Y10S239/07 Coanda コアンダ CPC Y10T137/206 Flow affected by fluid contact, energy field or coanda effect [e.g., pure fluid device or system] `; // Reset `lastIndex` if this regex is defined globally // regex.lastIndex = 0; let m; while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) { // This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) { regex.lastIndex++; } // The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable. m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => { console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`); }); }

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 JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions