{"product_id":"learning-regular-expressions-9780134757063","title":"Learning Regular Expressions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn to use one of the most powerful text processing and manipulation tools available\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegular expression experts have long been armed with an incredibly powerful tool, one that can be used to perform all sorts of sophisticated text processing and manipulation in just about every language and on every platform. That's the good news. The bad news is that for too long, regular expressions have been the exclusive property of only the most tech savvy. Until now.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBen Forta's \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearning Regular Expressions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e teaches you the regular expressions that you really need to know, starting with simple text matches and working up to more complex topics, including the use of backreferences, conditional evaluation, and look-ahead processing. You'll learn what you can use, and you'll learn it methodically, systematically, and simply.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegular expressions are nowhere near as complex as they appear to be at first glance. All it takes is a clear understanding of the problem being solved and how to leverage regular expressions to solve them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRead and understand regular expressions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse literal text and metacharacters to build powerful search patterns\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTake advantage of advanced regular expression features, including lookahead and backreferences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePerform powerful search-and-replace operations in all major professional editing tools\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdd sophisticated form and text processing to web applications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSearch for files using command-line tools like grep and egrep\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse regular expressions in programming languages like JavaScript, Java, PHP, Python, Microsoft .NET, and C#, as well as in DBMSs including MySQL and Oracle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWork with phone numbers, postal codes, social security numbers, IP addresses, URLs, email addresses, and credit card numbers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eContents at a Glance\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 Introducing Regular Expressions 2 Matching Single Characters 3 Matching Sets of Characters 4 Using Metacharacters 5 Repeating Matches 6 Position Matching 7 Using Subexpressions 8 Using Backreferences 9 Looking Ahead and Behind 10 Embedding Conditions 11 Regular Expression Solutions to Common Problems Appendix A Regular Expressions in Popular Applications and Languages \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Forta\u003c\/strong\u003e is Adobe Systems' Senior Director of Education Initiatives. He is also the author of numerous books on SQL, regular expressions, ColdFusion, Windows development, JSP, and more. His book \u003cem\u003eTeach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes\u003c\/em\u003e is the best-selling book on SQL of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Addison-Wesley Professional","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52078252491026,"sku":"9780134757063","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_63c4adc5-ab8d-4a26-bfee-6a4d56bfa6e1.jpg?v=1772538636","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/learning-regular-expressions-9780134757063","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}