By default (as in example X+) Java regex quantifiers are greedy , the regex engine starts out by matching as many characters it can. We can change this default behavior by appending another metacharacter e.g. X+?.
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Kotlin – Check if String matches Regular Expression
Read moreWhat is regex in Kotlin?
Kotlin Regex. Regex is generally refers to regular expression which is used to search string or replace on regex object . To use it functionality we need to use Regex(pattern: String) class.
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Constructors – <init>(pattern: String) : This constructor creates a regular expression based on the pattern string. <init>(pattern: String, option: RegexOption): This constructor creates a regular expression based on the specified pattern and the option. The option is a constant of RegexOption enum class.22 Eyl 2021
Read moreIs regex thread safe Kotlin?
In Kotlin toRegex is just an extension function that creates a Regex object. On Kotlin/JVM that just calls Pattern. compile(pattern) , so the underlying code comes from the JDK and is thread-safe .
Read moreHow do you make a pattern case-insensitive?
To enable the regex case insensitive matching, add (?) prefix or enable the case insensitive flag directly in the Pattern .7 Eyl 2013
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Perl lets you make part of your regular expression case-insensitive by using the (? i:) pattern modifier . Modern regex flavors allow you to apply modifiers to only part of the regular expression.
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