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I have text that is displayed from a database and I have managed to remove the first h3 tag in the text by using the following code but I would also like to remove the two <br> tags that are before the paragraph of text <h2 class="productsummaryheading mb-0">Product Summary</h2> <?php …

Hello, I would like to wrap (surround) all words "flyer" (case insensitive) in the HTML text content, not those in the link. My RegEx works fine on Regex101: https://regex101.com/r/NVmXd1/1 Attached, my HTML file to test my (non working) JS RegEx. Thank you and regards.

I am trying to extract three values from the td tags in an html downloaded file. <tr align="right"><td>236</td><td>Roy</td><td>Allyson</td> <tr align="right"><td>237</td><td>Marvin</td><td>Pamela</td> <tr align="right"><td>238</td><td>Micah</td><td>Kristine</td> <tr align="right"><td>239</td><td>Collin</td><td>Raquel</td> I am using the pattern match = re.findall(r'<td.?>([\d+])([.?])*<\/td>', file) The file is created with a read() statement. The output should look like (236, "Roy", "Allyson") (237, …

I am trying to extract three values from the td tags in an html downloaded file. <tr align="right"><td>236</td><td>Roy</td><td>Allyson</td> <tr align="right"><td>237</td><td>Marvin</td><td>Pamela</td> <tr align="right"><td>238</td><td>Micah</td><td>Kristine</td> <tr align="right"><td>239</td><td>Collin</td><td>Raquel</td> I am using the pattern match = re.findall(r'<td.*?>([\d+])([.*?])*<\/td>', file) The file is created with a read() statement. The output should look like (236, "Roy", "Allyson") (237, …

I'm really bad with regex. For the purposes of URI rewriting, I'm trying to figure out how to match a word one or more times in a string. For example, I want to do something like: string/string/string/foo/bar => foo/bar string/string/bazbat => bazbat Currently I have: ^string/(.*)$ => $1 and that …

This function is usefull for peoples with a link directory where the links are stored inside a (MySQL) database. The PHP script is easy to use to find out if a reciprocal link still exists on the corresponding webpage. It takes care about the trailing slash in urls and can …

I am parsing xml data generated by backup software for SMS and phone logs. Most of the data appears like this: ``` <sms protocol="0" address="##########" date="1495903715000" body="Ok. See you then.;-)" subject="none" ... /> ``` For most bodies of a text message, the data follows the same pattern above: Keyword `body="<string>"`. …

How can I check special characters are there (String) or Display on label? I Use this but it is only count Dim input As String = "Hi! Hello, How are you?" Dim pattern As String = "[!""#$%&'()*+,\-./:;<=>?@[\\\]^_`{|}~\s]" Dim matches As MatchCollection = Regex.Matches(input, pattern) MessageBox.Show(String.Format("There are {0} special characters in …

I'm trying to figure out why the regex code below gives me two different results, depending on where I use it. [A-Z]{0,1}[a-z]{2,}[:] **On phpliveregex.com, the above regex code matches the following:** narrator: Narrator: **When used in preg_match, the above regex code matches the following:** narrator: Narrator: NARRATOR: PS I'm not …

Am working on a decipher algorithm that is supposed to take a string input of en english sentence flipped backwards and contains numbers, spaces and delimiters. I got code that removes numbers and special characters but also removes spaces, Can you help me tell this code to not bully the …

I have multiple .TXT files in a folder. Each text file has the same outline of paragraphs out of which I wish to select everything between 2 specific words. I have a regex code for finding the particular text of interest. The aim is to write a python code that …

Hi I'm trying to create a script in powershell that finds a string in a file and then modifies it but I'm having issues matching the string I want. So, I'm trying to make sure that I can find this type of string |d where d is is any digit, …

need to get the values from below following html snippet. So far I came up with this regex which helps me trim it down to the values I needed, but to automate this I need to join 2 regex statements to get the result "18" which is where I am …

I need to get the values from below following html snippet. So far I came up with this regex which helps me trim it down to the values I needed, but to automate this I need to join 2 regex statements to get the result "18" which is where I …

Hi, how can I use regex or string replace to add missing "p" tags to sentences without tags. I tried matching* and splitting first the whole string matching "h" and "pre" tags but dont know how to merge it. `*let regexRule = /<pre>(.|\n|\r\n)[\s\S]*?<\/pre>/g;` Example - input let someVariable = "Basket …

<?php if(!empty($_POST['submit'])){ if(empty($_POST['user_name'])|| empty($_POST['phone_number'])|| empty($_POST['email'])|| empty($_POST['password'])|| empty($_POST['confirm_password'])) { exit("please fill in all the fields. <a href = './register.php'>return</a>"); } if($_POST['password']!==$_POST['confirm_password']) { exit("passwords must match. <a href = './register.php'>return</a>"); } /*$pattern = "^([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)@([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)\.([a-zA-Z]{2,5})$"; if(!pregmatch($pattern,$POST['email'])) { exit("please enter a valid email address. <a href = './register.php'>return</a>"); }*/ $regex = '/^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$/'; if (!preg_match($regex, …

I have a python script which extracts unique ip addresses from snort log but how to modify or use regex to extract IPs only if they are logged more than 10 times per second? more specific: using "regex", if the second (i.e 41 in this scenario) doesn't change for more …

DataSet ds = new DataSet(); string pattern = @"(</?)(\w+:)"; //[XMLText] is a string variable containing XML downloaded from a WebServices API. StringReader sr = new StringReader(Regex.Replace(XMLText, pattern, "$1")); ds.ReadXml(sr); return ds;

Hi, i have a textfile with a string in it. The string is built like this: test =""" [ "this is a text and its supposed to contain every possible char." ], [ "like *.;#]§< and many more." ], [ "plus there are even newlines in it." ]""" I want …

The challenge I need to resolve is getting a sub-string from strings such as those below. Each line is of an array so I am iterating and working on one line at a time in a JavaScript loop. All of the strings have the names at the start of the …

Hi Is there any simple way or online website that can convert The numerical string like"123-322-14365" to regular expression?

lists all files in the given folder that start with the letters pic and end with a .jpg extension. While the dir command allows only ? and * wildcards, regular expressions allow you to do so much more ...

vb.Net - Regular Expression Tester Every now and then I find another use for a regular expression. For those not familiar with regular expressions, they can be as cryptic to read as strings of Greek letters. Simply put, regular expressions are just patterns. If you've ever used the DOS command …

Hey Guys, So I have a JTextfield in the cells of 1 of the columns in my JTable I want to allow only numbers and up to one dot/period. Doesant need to contain a period. The persiod can be anywhere except at the end of the number. 1 ok .1 …

I have a web server app, and a client app that works like a browser. I get the desired response from the server app if I type my IP in the browser window, if I read the response to the client app I get an empty string. The client app …

Hello, I'm hoping for some help with a regex that has me stumped. My skill with regex is rather rudimentary. To start, here are a couple of example URLs, and whether I want to match them or not: collection/col1 // MATCH collection/col2 // FAIL collection/col1/products/pro1 // FAIL My criteria: * …

hi all I am doing a form where i have to validate the email, all of the other control is working just the way it is supposed to work but I have been trying to validate the email for the longest while and it is not working properly or better …

Hello friends, I'm trying to remove all tags from a Wikipedia entry, leaving a simple text file. I have downloaded an HTML file from Wikipedia and hunted through my program. But the tags are not removed properly. Instead, only nonsense comes out of it. Where is my thinker? Java: import …

Trying to pipe data into FINDSTR, but I'm getting whole lines and not the matching substrings. Have I asked this one before? Let's say the data takes the form of BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH "GOOD UNIQUE DATA" BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH "SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT GOOD UNIQUE DATA" …

I have a JSON file, and I need to convert some of the entries into anchor tags. I think a regular expression is the way to go, but I'm terrible with them. I need to convert: "id":"1","template_name", into: "<a href='getTemplate?1'>template_name</a>", The text "id" is hard-coded, present in every instance where …

Good Day Folks! 1. Is the following regex ok to extract top level domains and 2nd level domains ? [^.]*\.[^.]{2,3}(?:\.[^.]{2,3})?$ 2. How to write php code to use that regex ? Any sample code welcome.

Hi, I am fairly new to Python. I am familiar with the concept to pass data accross functions. In theory, def c(): r = raw_input("Ask Something? ") .. return r def p(x): ... do something r = c() p(r) The code below works just fine via Terminal ( python filename.py …

Suppose we need to populate and filter a Datagrid with the data coming from an Access table. It could be of course a table from Sql Server also. Form dataGridSelect contains two buttons and a DataGridView. Clicking the first button will populate the DataGridView the data comming from a Sql …

For anyone who is having trouble with regular expressions, I suggest you have a look at [this site](https://regexper.com/#%5Cd%7B1%2C3%7D) by Jeff Avallone. It takes a regular expression in the native (cryptic) format and produces a visual display of the same expression. For example, ^[a-z0-9_-]{3,16}$ becomes  and the pattern for …

Hello everyone, I am new to Regular expression, and would like some hints, please if someone can direct me to right place. I have a bunch of files in a directory, and i need to rename them based on certain pattern. I think I need to use regular expression to …

I frequently find myself looking for files on my computer. 99.9% of the time I am looking for a file by name rather than by contents. Typically there are two ways to find a file when you don't know what folder it is in. You can do it from the …

I've been Googling this one, and I've come across solutions, but they don't seem to work for me. The code is as follows: <?php $name1 = "Jack Random"; // true $name2 = "JackRandom"; // true $name3 = "Jack;Random"; // false $name4 = "JackRand;om"; // false // Accept only A-Z, a-z, …

how can I rewrite localhost/base/app_files/Mat.php to main shop in htaccess.help me with regex. here is what i have so far RewriteRule ^main shop/?$ /app_files/Mat.php [R=301,L] but gives error .

Hi, Can you help me in identifiying the meaning of this reqular expression? public static final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("^.*(?=.{8,})(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[\\W_]).*$"); **Thanks, Aravind**

I've always been bad with regular expressions syntax. I am converting text into Bezier curves, polygons, etc. Part of that is identifying points in the form `(x,y)` where x and y are coordinates in a graph. I am extracting x and y as doubles and creating Point objects with those …

I'm looking to build a simple text string replacement tool using visual studio 2015 community tool, which will do the below replacements on all *.txt files whose path is given in a textbox: > Find: \<figure (\d+)\> Replace: <a href id="fig\1">figure \1</a> > Find: \<table (\d+)\> Replace: <a href id="tab\1">table …

Hello guys i need to get all currencies in the world is there anyone who knows where to get them in a file so i can import it in my website or someone who can help me to solve with regular expression here is the [WEBSITE](http://www.xe.com/currencytables/?from=INR) where i have fund …

How I replace my eregi_replace with preg_replace expression? eregi_replace($word, '<font style="background:' . $color . '";>\\0</font>', $text); and I how do I check preg_replace function is executed or not?

I have inputs in the form like below Data: 01 18 01 23 45 67 89 AB CD EF FE DC BA 98 76 54 32 10 01 23 45 67 89 AB CD EF 02 18 67 89 AB CD EF FE DC BA 98 76 54 32 10 …

Hi all, I would like to replace new lines with "<BR>" in a text file. I'm executing the following line in Powershell: `[regex]::Replace((Get-Content "testfile.txt"), "\.``n", ".<BR>", "Singleline")` The contents of testfile.txt: Some text here for paragraph one. More text for paragraph two.

I have a text file in the form like below sourceFiles { hello.cpp, hi.cpp, main.cpp, } headerFiles { hello.h, hi.h, } path { source [ what, how, which, ] header [ include, inc, head, ] } I need to populate several lists from this text file. So far I have …

Hello, I need to extract a particular value from this html snippet. As i would not like to use any external libraries the only way to achieve this using core java is using regular expressions. As i have never used regular expressions it would be great if you could suggest …