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00 • Foundations

Introduction to Regular Expression (00.11)


Description
Because regular expressions are used so frequently in the creation of extractors in Grooper, learning how to understand and leverage this decades old syntax for finding patterns is critical. This course will guide you through the basics of regular expressions, which should be more than enough to get you started in Grooper.
Content
  • Files to Download
  • Literal String Matching
  • Meta Characters
  • Character Sets
  • Anchors and Whitespace
  • Data Context
  • Quantifiers
  • Using Quantifiers
  • Or Pipes and Capture Groups
  • Returning Emails Using Capture Groups
  • Substitutions
  • Returning URLs Using Capture Groups
  • Greedy and Lazy Quantifiers
  • Functionality in Grooper
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
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