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! Metacharacters Defined !! Metacharacter Examples |
!colspan=2| Metacharacters Defined !!colspan=2| Metacharacter Examples |
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! MChar !! Definition !! Pattern !! Sample Matches |
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| ^ || Start of a string. || ^abc || abc, abcdefg, abc123, ... |
| ^ || Start of a string. || ^abc || abc, abcdefg, abc123, ... |
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| . || Any character (except \n newline) || a.c || abc, aac, acc, adc, aec, ... |
| . || Any character (except \n newline) || a.c || abc, aac, acc, adc, aec, ... |
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| | || Alternation. || bill|ted || ted, bill |
| <nowiki>|</nowiki> || Alternation. || <nowiki>bill|ted</nowiki> || ted, bill |
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| {...} || Explicit quantifier notation. || ab{2}c || abbc |
| {...} || Explicit quantifier notation. || ab{2}c || abbc |
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