Chapter 9
Regular
Expressions
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Figure 9-1
Regular Expression
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Figure 9-2
Atoms
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Figure 9-3
Single-Character Pattern Example
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Figure 9-4
Dot Atom Example
. Matches any character except \n (newline)
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Figure 9-5
Class Atom Example
A class of letters inside [], [a-z] , [abc], [A-Z0-9]
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Figure 9-6
Example of Classes
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Figure 9-7
Anchors
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Figure 9-8
Operators
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Figure 9-9
Example of Sequence Operator
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Figure 9-10
Evaluation of a String
Using Sequence Operator
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Figure 9-11
Alternation Operator
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Figure 9-12
Matching Alternation Operators
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Figure 9-13
Repetition Operator
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Figure 9-14
Basic Repetition Forms
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Figure 9-15
Example of Short Form
Repetition Operators
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Figure 9-16
Repeating Pattern Matching
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Figure 9-17
Greedy Matching
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Figure 9-18
Group Operator
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Figure 9-19
Saving
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