Regular Expressions 101

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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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/
/
g

Test String

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const regex = /translate\(\'([^)]*)\',/g; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('translate\\(\\\'([^)]*)\\\',', 'g') const str = `<div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="content-title"><?php echo \$this->translate('Contattaci'); ?></div> <?php if ( \$this->messageProcessed && \$this->sendError ): ?> <div class="alert alert-danger"> <h4><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-exclamation-sign"></span> <?php echo \$this->translate('Errore Invio Messaggio'); ?></h4> <?php echo \$this->translate('Spiacenti, si &eacute; verificato un errore durante l&rsquo;invio del messaggio'); ?>. <p class="error"><?php echo \$this->sendError; ?></p> </div> <?php elseif ( \$this->messageProcessed & !\$this->sendError ): ?> <div class="alert alert-success"> <h4><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-ok-circle"></span> <?php echo \$this->translate('Messaggio Inviato'); ?></h4> <?php echo \$this->translate('Grazie per il tuo messaggio. Risponderemo nel pi&uacute; breve tempo possibile'); ?>. </div> <?php else: ?> <div class="well well-sm"> <?php echo \$this->translate('Compila il modulo seguente per inviarci un tuo messaggio.'); ?><br /> <?php echo \$this->translate('Sarà nostra premura rispondere nel minor tempo possibile per fornirti tutte le informazioni di cui puoi necessitare.'); ?> </div> <?php if ( \$this->getSetting('site_phone') ): ?> <div class="alert alert-info alert-dismissable"> <button aria-hidden="true" data-dismiss="alert" class="close" type="button">×</button> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign"></span> <?php echo \$this->translate('Se preferisci, puoi contattarci telefonicamente al numero <b>%s</b>', \$this->getSetting('site_phone')); ?> </div> <?php endif; ?> <div class="contact-form"> <?php echo \$this->form; ?> <div class="clearfix"></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="small text-justify well well-sm"> <?php echo \$this->translate('I dati personali saranno trattati ai sensi del D.Lgs. 196/2003, sulla tutela delle persone e di altri soggetti rispetto al trattamento dei dati personali, il trattamento delle informazioni che ti riguardano, sarà improntato ai principi di correttezza, liceità e trasparenza e tutelando la tua riservatezza e i tuoi diritti.'); ?> </div> </div> <?php endif; ?> </div> </div> `; // 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