Regex Quick Syntax Reference: Understanding and Using Regular Expressions

Afterword: This Is Not the End, but the Beginning

This Is Not the End, but the Beginning

Wow, you have come a long way. You can consider yourself a champion of regular expressions. Let’s recap the steps you went through in this book.

• An Introduction to Regular Expressions : You found out why most people never master regular expressions. After identifying and busting some myths about regular expressions, you started getting some hands-on practice in multiple regex dialects.

• Regex Syntax 101 : You equipped yourself with some basic building blocks that enable you to write basic regular expressions.

• Executing Regular Expressions : Enough about theory! It was time to get some hands-on practice in ten PCRE-based languages. You learned how to ...