The + operator is typically used to indicate union ( |, "or") in academic regular expressions, not "one or more" as it typically means in non-academic settings (such as most regex implementations). So, a+b means [ab] or a|b, thus (a+b)* means any string of length 0 or more, containing any number of a s and b s in any order.
What does a+B* mean?
In normal regular expression grammar, (a+b)* means zero or more of any sequence that start with a, then have zero or more a, then a b. This discounts things like baa (it doesn't start with a ), abba, and a (there must be one exactly b after each a group), so is not correct.
Is a b a regular expression?
If a and b are regular expression, a + b is also a regular expression with language {a,b}. If a and b are regular expression, ab (concatenation of a and b) is also regular. If a is regular expression, a* (0 or more times a) is also regular. ( a ? e ? i ? o ? u ) {a, ab, abb, abbb, abbbb,….}
Overview
This article is about Regular Expressions (Regex) and explains the different symbols used in regex such as ".", "+", "*", "[ ]" etc., how to write a regular expression for an email address or phone number and also provides examples of using these symbols in regex.
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Regex
A regular expression is a sequence of characters that define a search pattern used in string matching. It is used in every programming language and supports tools like regex testers for debugging and optimizing patterns.
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Basic Components
The basic components include special characters, literal characters, functions/methods, character classes, escape symbol, grouping characters, comments and more.
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Character Classes & Ranges
Character classes match any one of a set of characters while ranges match any single character within the range from first to last. Negation matches any single character not in set_of_characters.
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Repeaters & Wildcard
The asterisk (*), plus (+) and curly braces ({}) symbols act as repeaters while the dot (.) symbol acts as wildcard taking place of any other symbol.
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