Regular Expressions 4 Noobs

Chapter 3: The Art of Pattern Matching

So, you've made it past the basics of regex. Now, it's time to get fancy. You've seen the power of pattern matching, but you want more. You want to be a regex ninja.

Here are some advanced pattern matching techniques to help you achieve your dreams of regex mastery:

• Grouping: Because Sometimes You Want to Save the Matches
• Positive Lookahead: For When You Don't Want to Commit to the Whole Thing Just Yet
• Conditional Matching: Because Sometimes You Want to Be Mean