txt2re: headache relief for programmers :: regular expression generator

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Enter the string that you want to use a regular expression on:

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Select the elements that you want to extract to run regular expression generator:

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"This_is_an_Example!"

< Source String

What to click?	extract any integer in this position
	extract this integer (2006) in this position

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Perl regular expression program that extracts the selected elements from the entered string:

[Perl]

C

VB

 
#!/usr/bin/perl

# URL that generated this code:
# http://www.txt2re.com/index.php3?s=12:Jul:2018%20%22This%20is%20an%20Example!%22&-58

$txt='12:Jul:2018 "This is an Example!"';

$re1='.*?';	# Non-greedy match on filler
$re2='2';	# Uninteresting: c
$re3='.*?';	# Non-greedy match on filler
$re4='(2)';	# Any Single Character 1

$re=$re1.$re2.$re3.$re4;
if ($txt =~ m/$re/is)
{
    $c1=$1;
    print "($c1) \n";
}

#-----
# Paste the code into a new perl file. Then in Unix:
# $ perl x.pl 
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