Regular Expressions Based on Syntax Used by Perl
Symbol(s) Meaning Example Example Matches * Matches the preceding character, subexpression, or bracketed character, 0 or more times a*b* aaaaaaaa, aaaaabbbb, bbbbbbb + Matches the preceding character, subexpression, or bracketed character, 1 or more times a+b+ aaaaaab, aaaabbbbb, abbbbbbb [] Matches any character within the brackets (i.e., “Pick any one of these things”) [A-Z]* APPLE,…