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Posted Date: 19 Aug

This is the second article in Basics of Regular Expressions series. Previous article is on Introduction to Regular Expressions, if you are starter in Regular Expression, I recommend you to have a look at that article. In this article we will be discussing on the ways of matching single character using regular expression.

Let’s Begin

Do you think Ram is a Regular Expression? To the surprise, yes! This is a plain text,  but this can act as regular expression as well. But this is total waste of regular expression processing. For time being we shall start up with this plain text for better understanding.

Introduction

Regular Expressions have been around for many years. This is incredibly powerful tool for text operations and manipulations independent of technology. But the bad news is, Regular Expressions are mostly used by technical savvy. Most of us find it extremely difficult and complex. But the truth is, regular expressions are no-where near as complex as they appear at the first glance. I will be presenting you the series of articles in the coming days, starting from the basic. Once you have gone through all the articles, then you will find it extremely easy and regret for neglecting such a powerful tool for text operations.