Overview
A compact, handy quick reference to get you started and using regular expressions fast
A contemporary guide that takes into account today's challenges from big data and data science
Covers front end, backend and IT infrastructure
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About this book
The Regex Quick Syntax Reference features short, focused code examples that show you how to use regular expressions to validate user input, split strings, parse input, and match patterns. Utilizing regular expressions to deal with search/replace and filtering data for backend coding is also covered.
You won’t find any bloated samples, drawn out history lessons, or witty stories in this book. What you will find is a language reference that is concise and highly accessible. The book is packed with useful information and is a must-have for any programmer.
What You Will Learn
- Formulate an expression
- Work with arbitrary char classes, disjunctions, and operator precedence
- Execute regular expressions and visualize using finite state machines
- Deal with modifiers, including greedy and lazy loops
- Handle substring extraction from regex using Perl 6 capture groups, capture substrings, and reuse substrings
Who This Book Is For
If you have dealt with at least one programming language, chances are you know enough to understand regular expressions, and the examples in this book will help you develop proficiency.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Regex Quick Syntax Reference
Book Subtitle: Understanding and Using Regular Expressions
Authors: Zsolt Nagy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3876-9
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Zsolt Nagy 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-3875-2Published: 18 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-3876-9Published: 17 August 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 153
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations
Topics: Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters, Programming Techniques, Software Engineering, Web Development