JavaScript Regular Expressions in Detail

JavaScript Regular Expressions in Detail

Explore JavaScript regular expressions: learn about regex history, create patterns with special characters, parse data, and match passwords/emails, gaining comprehensive text processing skills.

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39 Lessons

3h

Certificate of Completion

Explore JavaScript regular expressions: learn about regex history, create patterns with special characters, parse data, and match passwords/emails, gaining comprehensive text processing skills.

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Course Overview

Regular Expressions, also known as Regex, come in handy in a multitude of text processing scenarios. Regex defines a search pattern using symbols and allows you to find matches within strings. The applications of this span from software engineering to data science and beyond. In this course, you will begin with an introduction to regex, its history, and various types of regular expressions. You will then learn how to create your own regular expressions using various techniques and special characters. In ...Show More

Course Content

1.

The Beginning of Regular Expressions

Get familiar with JavaScript regular expressions, their standards, history, and practical uses.
3.

The RegExp Object

Break apart the versatile use of the RegExp object for dynamic expressions.
5.

Regular Expressions in the Wild

Map out the steps for practical applications of regular expressions in password and email validation, and text transformations.
6.

Wrapping Up

1 Lesson

Implement regex for efficient pattern validation and string management.

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