regexp
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regexp
(1)regexp
(2)Name of a well-known PD regexp-handling package in portable
C, written by revered
Usenetter Henry Spencer
<henry@zoo.toronto.edu>.
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regular expression
In programming, a set of symbols used to search for occurrences of text or to search and replace text. The simplest regular expressions are DOS/Windows wildcards; for example, *.html refers to all file names with HTML extensions. However, regular expression functions are available in many programming languages that allow for complex pattern matching and text manipulation. For example, replacing specific text within a sentence when the sentence begins with a certain word can be performed with a regular expression. See expression.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
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It also has the enhanced
RegExp generator, command-line interface, matching for more intelligent table mapping and support for composite foreign keys.
* Weighted Lists - generates values from a simple (or
regexp, or nested, or ranged) values list with specified frequency of occurrence
• Allow exclude (!) to work for
regexp matches as well #3720
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