Re^2: Regex, match one or other character class

> [\.|\s]

> either a dot or a space

or a literal pipe symbol | ²

The OP seems to think he can have two alternative character classes inside [...]

To achieve this he needs (?:[CLASS1]|[CLASS2]) ... (the ?: is for not catching).°

Probably he just confused it with (\.|\s) or (?:\.|\s)

Cheers Rolf
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°) Sorry, in hindsight this doesn't make much sense (?:[CLASS1]|[CLASS2]) is the same like [CLASS1CLASS2] , 'or'-operations follow associative law

²) and the [\.] is redundant, it's the same like [.] and won't match everything

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Re^3: Regex, match one or other character class by hippo (Archbishop) on Apr 26, 2023 at 09:59 UTC
and the `[\.]` is redundant, it's the same like `[.]` and won't match everything Yes, I am aware of that. However the OP's question was to explain why the regex he provided, in all its baroque splendour, did not match both the input lines. I think it would be distracting to go changing his regex and then explain how the modified form works rather than answer the question as posed. There are plenty of things I would change about the given regex to achieve the same end were I to write it of which this is merely one. Although the first thing would be to lose the `/x` which is causing far more confusion than it removes in this case IMHO. or a literal pipe symbol \| That's a good observation and I'll amend my post to mention it. Thanks. 🦛	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Regex, match one or other character class by LanX (Saint) on Apr 26, 2023 at 10:23 UTC
> Yes, I am aware of that. I know, this was directed at other readers and I wanted to cover all aspects, which ... > > The OP seems to think ... Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the 𐍀𐌴𐍂𐌻 Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]