Advanced Regex Linking Techniques

This page is for those who have mastered the basics and are ready to move on to more complex regex linking techniques.

Group References

Group references are a powerful tool in advanced regex linking. They allow you to reference backreferences within a match.

Here is an example of a regex that uses group references:

(?<regex>pattern).*<1>pattern

This regex will match the string "abc" and capture "abc" as group 1. The backreference <1> can then be used to match the string "abc".

Learn more about group references.

Positive Lookahead Assertions

Positive lookahead assertions are a way to match a pattern without consuming it. They are useful for advanced regex linking techniques.

Here is an example of a regex that uses positive lookahead assertions:

(?=pattern)regex

This regex will match the string "abc" and the lookahead assertion will match the first letter "a".

Learn more about positive lookahead assertions.

Conditional Statements

Conditional statements are a powerful tool in advanced regex linking. They allow you to execute different actions based on the outcome of a match.

Here is an example of a regex that uses conditional statements:

(if pattern)then{regex}else{regex}

This regex will match the string "abc" and the "then" block will be executed if it matches, otherwise the "else" block will be executed.

Learn more about conditional statements.