![Brackets
Expression Description
[abc] Find any character between the brackets
[^abc] Find any character NOT between the brackets
[0-9] Find any character between the brackets (any digit)
[^0-9] Find any character NOT between the brackets (any non-
digit)
(x|y) Find any of the alternatives specified
Brackets are used to find a range of characters:](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/regularexpressionunit2-220306134425/85/Regular-expression-unit2-6-320.jpg)
![<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>Click the button to do a global search for characters NOT inside the brackets [h] in a string.</p>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() {
var str = "Is this all there is?";
var patt1 = /[^h]/g;
var result = str.match(patt1);
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = result;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
I,s, ,t,i,s, ,a,l,l, ,t,e,r,e, ,i,s,?](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/regularexpressionunit2-220306134425/85/Regular-expression-unit2-9-320.jpg)
Regular expression unit2
- 1. REGULAR EXPRESSIONS By Dr.Smitha.P.S Associate Professor Velammal Engineering College
- 2. RegExp Object • A regular expression is an object that describes a pattern of characters. • Regular expressions are used to perform pattern-matching and "search-and-replace" functions on text. Syntax /pattern/modifiers; Example var patt = /w3schools/i
- 3. <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h2>JavaScript Regular Expressions</h2> <p>Click the button to do a case-insensitive search for "w3schools" in a string.</p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() { var str = "Visit W3Schools"; var patt = /w3schools/i; var result = str.match(patt); document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = result; } </script> </body> </html>
- 4. Example explained: • /w3schools/i is a regular expression. • w3schools is a pattern (to be used in a search). • i is a modifier (modifies the search to be case-insensitive).
- 5. Modifiers Modifier Description g Perform a global match (find all matches rather than stopping after the first match) i Perform case-insensitive matching m Perform multiline matching Modifiers are used to perform case-insensitive and global searches:
- 6. Brackets Expression Description [abc] Find any character between the brackets [^abc] Find any character NOT between the brackets [0-9] Find any character between the brackets (any digit) [^0-9] Find any character NOT between the brackets (any non- digit) (x|y) Find any of the alternatives specified Brackets are used to find a range of characters:
- 7. <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p>Click the button to do a global, case-insensitive, multiline search for "is" at the beginning of each line in a string.</p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() { var str = "nIs thnis hnis?"; var patt1 = /^is/gmi; var result = str.match(patt1); document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = result; } </script> </body> </html> Description The ^n quantifier matches any string with n at the beginning of it. Output Is,is,is
- 8. <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p>Click the button to do a global search for at least one "o" in a string.</p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() { var str = "Hellooo World! Hello W3Schools!"; var patt1 = /o+/g; var result = str.match(patt1); document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = result; } </script> </body> </html> Output Ooo,o,o,oo
- 9. <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p>Click the button to do a global search for characters NOT inside the brackets [h] in a string.</p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() { var str = "Is this all there is?"; var patt1 = /[^h]/g; var result = str.match(patt1); document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = result; } </script> </body> </html> Output I,s, ,t,i,s, ,a,l,l, ,t,e,r,e, ,i,s,?
- 10. Metacharacters Metacharacter Description . Find a single character, except newline or line terminator w Find a word character W Find a non-word character d Find a digit D Find a non-digit character s Find a whitespace character S Find a non-whitespace character b Find a match at the beginning/end of a word, beginning like this: bHI, end like this: HIb B Find a match, but not at the beginning/end of a word 0 Find a NULL character n Find a new line character f Find a form feed character r Find a carriage return character t Find a tab character v Find a vertical tab character xxx Find the character specified by an octal number xxx xdd Find the character specified by a hexadecimal number dd udddd Find the Unicode character specified by a hexadecimal number dddd Metacharacters are characters with a special meaning:
- 11. Quantifiers Quantifier Description n+ Matches any string that contains at least one n n* Matches any string that contains zero or more occurrences of n n? Matches any string that contains zero or one occurrences of n n{X} Matches any string that contains a sequence of X n's n{X,Y} Matches any string that contains a sequence of X to Y n's n{X,} Matches any string that contains a sequence of at least X n's n$ Matches any string with n at the end of it ^n Matches any string with n at the beginning of it ?=n Matches any string that is followed by a specific string n ?!n Matches any string that is not followed by a specific string n
- 12. RegExp Object Properties Property Description constructor Returns the function that created the RegExp object's prototype global Checks whether the "g" modifier is set ignoreCase Checks whether the "i" modifier is set lastIndex Specifies the index at which to start the next match multiline Checks whether the "m" modifier is set source Returns the text of the RegExp pattern
- 13. RegExp Object Methods Method Description compile() Deprecated in version 1.5. Compiles a regular expression exec() Tests for a match in a string. Returns the first match test() Tests for a match in a string. Returns true or false toString() Returns the string value of the regular expression