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Periods in groups mean periods, not any character (#9)
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@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ expression `[Tt]he` means: an uppercase `T` or lowercase `t`, followed by the le
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"[Tt]he" => <a href="#learn-regex"><strong>The</strong></a> car parked in <a href="#learn-regex"><strong>the</strong></a> garage.
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Just like above example the regular expression `ar[.]` means: an lowercase character `a`, followed by letter `r`, followed by any character.
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A period inside a character set, however, means a literal period. The regular expression `ar[.]` means: a lowercase character `a`, followed by letter `r`, followed by a period.
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<pre>
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"ar[.]" => The car p<a href="#learn-regex"><strong>ark</strong></a>ed in the g<a href="#learn-regex"><strong>ara</strong></a>ge.
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"ar[.]" => A garage is a good place to park a c<a href="#learn-regex"><strong>ar.</strong></a>
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### 2.2.1 Negated character set
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@ -433,4 +433,4 @@ line. And beacause of `m` flag now regular expression engine matches pattern at
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## License
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MIT © [Zeeshan Ahmed](mailto:ziishaned@gmail.com)
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MIT © [Zeeshan Ahmed](mailto:ziishaned@gmail.com)
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