What is Regular Expression?
A Regular Expression (Regex or RegExp) is a sequence of characters that specifies a search pattern. Usually such patterns are used by string-searching algorithms for "find" or "find and replace" operations on strings, or for input validation.
Common Use Cases
Regex is incredibly powerful for parsing text. Some common use cases include:
- Validating email addresses, phone numbers, or passwords.
- Extracting specific data (like URLs or dates) from a large block of text.
- Replacing words or formatting strings programmatically.
100% Secure Testing
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