(regex)

regular expression literals

(regex pattern? flags?)

Where:

1. pattern: the regex pattern (the content between the slashes) *
2. flags: the regex flags (e.g., g, i, m) *

Examples

Find global regex patterns that may need the 'u' flag for Unicode support.

(regex _ g)

Selects in lines { 1 } but not in { 2, 1 }:

const pattern = /\w+/g
const unicodeSafe = /\w+/gu
const simple = /\w+/

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Locate case-insensitive email validation regexes for security audit.

(regex /email|@/ i)

Selects in lines { 1 } but not in { 2, 3 }:

const emailRegex = /[\w.]+@[\w.]+/i
const urlRegex = /https?:\/\//i
const strictEmail = /^[\w.]+@[\w.]+$/

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Find regexes matching specific patterns to replace with named groups.

(regex /\(\?:/)

Selects in lines { 1 } but not in { 2, 3 }:

const nonCapturing = /(?:foo|bar)/
const capturing = /(foo|bar)/
const named = /(?<word>foo|bar)/

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Arguments

pattern

• String • Pattern • Identifier

Does NOT support: Composition — Free-form Selection — Refinement — Replacement

flags

• Identifier • String • Pattern

Does NOT support: Composition — Free-form Selection — Refinement — Replacement