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Julian von Gebhardi 2023-01-15 20:42:42 +01:00
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@ -588,6 +588,19 @@ possible. We can use `?` to match in a lazy way, which means the match should be
"/(.*?at)/" => <a href="#learn-regex"><strong>The fat</strong></a> cat sat on the mat. </pre>
[Test the regular expression](https://regex101.com/r/AyAdgJ/1)
This becomes even more useful when using the global flag.
<pre>
"/(.*at)/" => <a href="#learn-regex">The <strong>fat cat</strong> sat on the mat and another fat cat<strong> got jealous.</strong></a>. </pre>
Without using this the <pre>?</pre> to match in a lazy way it would look like this.
<pre>
"/(.*at)/" => <a href="#learn-regex">The <strong>fat cat sat on the mat and another fat cat got jealous.</strong></a>. </pre>
[Test the regular expression](https://regex101.com/r/AyAdgJ/2)