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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
  • General Tokens
  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
  • Group Constructs
  • Character Classes
  • Flags/Modifiers
  • Substitution
  • 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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const regex = /^(.*ViPNet CSP( \(версия)? 4\.2\)?|\"Крип(р|т)оПро CSP\" \(?версия (4\.0|3\.9)\)?|Криптотокен (2 )?ЭП.*|Рутокен ЭЦП.*)/gm; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('^(.*ViPNet CSP( \\(версия)? 4\\.2\\)?|\\"Крип(р|т)оПро CSP\\" \\(?версия (4\\.0|3\\.9)\\)?|Криптотокен (2 )?ЭП.*|Рутокен ЭЦП.*)', 'gm') const str = `"КрипроПро CSP" (версия 4.0) "КриптоПро CSP" (версия 3.6) "КриптоПро CSP" (версия 3.9) "КриптоПро CSP" (версия 4.0) "КриптоПро CSP" версия 3.6 "КриптоПро CSP" версия 3.9 "КриптоПро CSP" версия 4.0 Crypto-Pro GOST R 34.10-2001 Cryptographic Service Provider 3.9 Crypto-Pro GOST R 34.10-2001 Cryptographic Service Provider 4.0 JCrypto SDK 2.7.3-R321 ViPNet CSP (версия 3.2) ViPNet CSP (версия 4.2) ViPNet CSP 4.0 ViPNet CSP 4.1 ViPNet CSP 4.2 Криптотокен ЭП (0c53000205156035) Рутокен ЭЦП 2.0 (0c53000216296035) Криптотокен 2 ЭП (0c53002119206034) Криптотокен ЭП (4e3900052631304c) Криптотокен ЭП (4e46001821075047) Рутокен ЭЦП (4e46001839795047) Криптотокен ЭП (4e46001951815047) СКЗИ «Криптотокен» в составе изделия «JaCarta ГОСТ» Средство криптографической защиты информации (СКЗИ) ViPNet CSP 4.2 Средство криптографической защиты информации ViPNet CSP 4.2 `; // 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