Regular Expressions Cookbook

Regular Expressions Cookbook by Jan Goyvaerts, published by O’Reilly Media, Inc. on August 27, 2012, is a comprehensive guide designed to demystify the use of regular expressions. This second edition spans 594 pages and is presented in English, offering over 140 practical recipes that cater to both novices and experienced programmers. The book aims to provide essential skills and tools for solving a variety of real-world problems, covering regular expression flavors used in languages such as C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and VB.NET.
Readers will find a wealth of information, including detailed tutorials on regular expressions basics, code listings for implementation, and insights into language-specific differences. The cookbook addresses common tasks such as user input validation, text manipulation, and parsing source code. Additionally, it includes recipes for working with HTML, XML, and various data exchange formats, making it a valuable resource for software development and engineering. This edition serves as a practical library of solutions, helping users save time and avoid common pitfalls associated with regular expressions.
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Take the guesswork out of using regular expressions. With more than 140 practical recipes, this cookbook provides everything you need to solve a wide range of real-world problems. Novices will learn basic skills and tools, and programmers and experienced users will find a wealth of detail. Each recipe provides samples you can use right away.This revised edition covers the regular expression flavors used by C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and VB.NET. You’ll learn powerful new tricks, avoid flavor-specific gotchas, and save valuable time with this huge library of practical solutions.Learn regular expressions basics through a detailed tutorialUse code listings to implement regular expressions with your language of choiceUnderstand how regular expressions differ from language to languageHandle common user input with recipes for validation and formattingFind and manipulate words, special characters, and lines of textDetect integers, floating-point numbers, and other numerical formatsParse source code and process log filesUse regular expressions in URLs, paths, and IP addressesManipulate HTML, XML, and data exchange formatsDiscover little-known regular expression tricks and techniques
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