The first time I ever encountered a regular expression was many years ago now, but I still remember my first thoughts on it: What is this string-like thing? I don’t want to touch it, it looks scary. I ...

Regular expressions are a big subject, and there are plenty of FAQs on them on the Web. As far as JavaScript is concerned, though, you need only set a variable equal to a specially formatted series of ...

If you've ever worked with regular expressions, you know how difficult and tedious it is to craft complex regex code. However, while it won't work in every situation, REGex Tester, an online regular ...

Creating Web pages can be an exciting experience; after all, the Web is on the cutting edge when it comes to publishing technology. But when you have to update dozens of lines of code manually to make ...

If you’ve programmed in Perl or any other language with built-in regular-expression capabilities, then you probably know how much easier regular expressions make text processing and pattern matching.

Regular expressions come in handy for all varieties of text processing, but are often misunderstood--even by veteran developers. Here's a look at intermediate-level regular expressions and what they ...