Regular expressions can be used in different programming languages and text editors. As it is important to test your code in different environments, in this chapter you will get to know how to construct and execute regexes in your own environment.
Don’t worry about memorizing the details in all languages. The goal in this chapter is to explore and play with regexes. You don’t have to put pressure on yourself to memorize language elements I have not yet explained in detail. Once you get to the verbose explanation of a feature you may not yet understand, remembering what you have read in ...