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Regular Expressions

A regular expression (shortened as regex or regexp also referred to as regular expression) is a sequence of characters that specifies a search pattern.

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Replacing text using regex groups in VSCode

Replacing text using regex groups in VSCode

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Ruby Regexp Part 9 - Modifiers
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Ruby Regexp Part 9 - Modifiers

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Ruby Regexp Part 8 - Lookarounds
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Ruby Regexp Part 8 - Lookarounds

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Ruby Regexp Part 7 - Groupings and backreferences
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Ruby Regexp Part 7 - Groupings and backreferences

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Ruby Regexp Part 6 - Character class
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Ruby Regexp Part 6 - Character class

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Ruby Regexp Part 5 - Matched portions
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Ruby Regexp Part 5 - Matched portions

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Ruby Regexp Part 2 - Anchors
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Ruby Regexp Part 2 - Anchors

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Ruby Regexp Part 4 - Quantifiers
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Ruby Regexp Part 4 - Quantifiers

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Ruby Regexp Part 3 - Alternatives and Escaping
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Ruby Regexp Part 3 - Alternatives and Escaping

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Ruby Regexp Part 1 - Introduction
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Ruby Regexp Part 1 - Introduction

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Decoding Regex Hieroglyphs
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Decoding Regex Hieroglyphs

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Parse user input for urls, timestamps & hashtags with RegEX 🧠
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Parse user input for urls, timestamps & hashtags with RegEX 🧠

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Regex Bootcamp (or Nobody Seems to be Using HTML5 Validation)

Regex Bootcamp (or Nobody Seems to be Using HTML5 Validation)

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Regex solution

Regex solution

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Writing a Regular Expression to Target Images Without a Class

Writing a Regular Expression to Target Images Without a Class

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Regex tools

Regex tools

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How to create your instant form validation
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How to create your instant form validation

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Regex…
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Regex…

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Hello... RegExp!?
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Hello... RegExp!?

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2 Interactive Resources for Brushing Up Your RegEx Knowledge

2 Interactive Resources for Brushing Up Your RegEx Knowledge

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The more-proper introduction to ReX.js
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The more-proper introduction to ReX.js

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Getting the Gist of Java
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Getting the Gist of Java

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How are regex used in the real world?

How are regex used in the real world?

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Adventures in Regular Expressions
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Adventures in Regular Expressions

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The Power of Regular Expressions
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The Power of Regular Expressions

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