In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use RegEx (regular expressions) to work with sets of characters. Unlike the ., which matches any single character , sets enable you to match specific characters and ...

So I'm working with Cypress and I'm attempting to understand how to verify a URL via regex matching; but I want to use several character sets in the regex, and I want to add a variable as well. Not ...

Java’s character and assorted string classes offer low-level support for pattern matching, but that support typically leads to complex code. For simpler and more efficient coding, Java offers the ...

There are times during development when you need to match text against a search phrase. NSString offers a few simple built-in routines that offer basic comparison options. For example, use ...

In April, Google added regular expression filtering support to some of the Search Console reports. The issue was, it only let you filter on positive matches, not exclude negative matches. Today, ...

When I’m writing in Editorial, I often need to make sure I’m dealing with a valid URL in the system clipboard, the document editor, or in a variable. To do so, I’ve long employed John Gruber’s liberal ...

This article explains what regex (or regular expressions) is and how to get started using it with web crawlers, plus some interesting real-world use cases. One technology skill that is too-often ...