Regular Expression Pocket Reference

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Regular expressions are such a powerful tool for manipulating text and data that anyone who uses a computer can benefit from them. Composed of a mixture of symbols and text, regular expressions can be an outlet for creativity, for brilliant programming, and for the elegant solution. While a command of regular expressions is an invaluable skill, all there is to know about them fills a very large volume, and you don't always have time to thumb through hundreds of pages each time a question arises. The answer is the Regular Expression Pocket Reference. Concise and easy-to-use, this little book is the portable companion to Mastering Regular Expressions.

This handy guide offers programmers a complete overview of the syntax and semantics of regular expressions that are at the heart of every text-processing application. Ideal as an introduction for beginners and a quick reference for advanced programmers, Regular Expression Pocket Reference is a comprehensive guide to regular expression APIs for C, Perl, PHP,Java, .NET, Python, vi, and the POSIX regular expression libraries.

O'Reilly's Pocket References have become a favorite among programmers everywhere. By providing a wealth of important details in a concise, well-organized format, these handy books deliver just what you need to complete the task at hand. When you've reached a sticking point and need to get to a solution quickly, the new Regular Expression Pocket Reference is the book you'll want to have.

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4.2
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A Google user
January 1, 2012
A good reference for Regular Expressions with sections detailing various implementations, (.NET, Python, Perl, etc.). This will help when I need a quick reminder of a regex sequence. It is not tutorial though. Some of the descriptions of technicalities are difficult to understand, because there is no explanation in places, where a little explanation would go a long way. For example the book frequently points out that a particular express will not match a certain string, but does not make it clear why it does not match. I spent about two hours trying to understand why "(?>[ab]*)\w\w" will match aabbcc, but not aabbaa. (It's because the first group matches the whole string, and won't back up to allow the last two word characters to match the end of the string.) Actually I probably learned my lesson better than if this had been spelled out, but I don't think that was the design of the text.
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