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.NET Regex Lesson 5: Optimization(regexhero.net)

submitted by BucketSoftBucketSoft(324) 2 months, 10 days ago

Starting with a poorly written regular expression, I make a series of optimizations to make it 3 million times faster. I hope to demonstrate several things to look out for in the process. And I encourage you to benchmark your regular expressions before putting them into production code. read more...

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Highlighting search text in ASP.NET search page(www.knowdotnet.com)

submitted by vijaystvijayst(1311) 6 months, 20 days ago

The article explains how to highlight search text within an ASP.NET search page. The code uses regular expressions to replace text with HTML formatting. read more...

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Regex Hero can now translate a regular expression into English(blog.regexhero.net)

submitted by BucketSoftBucketSoft(324) 1 year, 5 months ago

Regular expressions are one of those things that many programmers dabble with enough to understand the concept, but not enough to memorize the syntax. Code completion is a big step towards making things easier. Beyond that, sometimes an explanation written out in English is just what you need. read more...

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Handy Regular Expressions - Zip/Postal code validation for US and Cana(software-wikipedia.blogspot.com)

submitted by kzvikzvi1kzvikzvi1(80) 2 years, 11 months ago

Handy Regular Expression Zip/Postal code validation for US and Canada in the same expression for common form validation. read more...

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Regex Hero to the Rescue(regexhero.com)

submitted by BucketSoftBucketSoft(324) 3 years ago

From BucketSoft comes an online Silverlight regular expression tool utilizing the .NET regular expression engine. Features instantaneous highlighting of regular expression matches. It's a great way to test iterations of your .NET regular expressions quickly. read more...

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How .NET Regular Expressions Really Work(moserware.com)

submitted by moserwaremoserware(1665) 3 years, 2 months ago

A very deep dive into the source code for how .NET Regular Expressions really work read more...

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Regular Expressions in C# - Practical Usage (dijksterhuis.org)

submitted by martijnmartijn(445) 3 years, 2 months ago

This post touches on four major regular expression subjects: 1. String Comparison - does a string contain a particular sub-string? 2. Splitting a string into segments - we will take an IPv4 address and retrieve its dotted components 3. Replacement - modifying an input string 4. Stricter input validation - how to harden your expressions. read more...

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One PowerShell Script to download PDC2008 Videos, Code and PowerPoints(tellingmachine.com)

submitted by KlausKlaus(755) 3 years, 5 months ago

Yes I did it. I downloaded all 65,563,667,714 bytes and saved them as 407 files on my nice new WD Passport hard drive that I brought home from the PDC2008. And, yes I did it the old fashioned manual way: Right-Click on link and Save-As. But you don't have to do it. In this blog post I provide the metadata of all the files I downloaded and a PowerShell script that will help you automating the download process. Besides the PDC content you also get to a treasure trove of PowerShell scripting techniques ranging from dynamically generating Regular Expressions to loading meta-data form XML and CSV files. read more...

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Credit card validation - regular expressions(diffio.com)

submitted by igoro1975igoro1975(60) 4 years, 1 month ago

Validation (regexp) for credit cards (Visa, Master Card, Discover, Diners Club, American Express). read more...

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Regular Expression Generator(txt2re.com)

submitted by gavinjoycegavinjoyce(25.7k) 4 years, 1 month ago

Generate regular expressions from sample text input read more...

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21+ FREE Regular Expression Tools & Resources (for .Net Developers)(carlj.ca)

submitted by CarlJCarlJ(875) 4 years, 7 months ago

A list (and review) of 21+ FREE Regular Expression tools and resources, mostly for .Net developers. read more...

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A Better .NET Regular Expression Tester(derekslager.com)

submitted by derekslagerderekslager(420) 4 years, 8 months ago

A simple and fast AJAX-powered .NET regular expression tester. read more...

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Credit Card Validation with Regex(geekzilla.co.uk)

submitted by PagemPagem(360) 4 years, 11 months ago

First stage of Visa and Mastercard validation with regex. read more...

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RegEx: Using Variables in Regular Expressions (weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by jgaylordjgaylord(475) 5 years, 3 months ago

Why not use regular expressions to grab data from strings being passed in and then do something with that data? read more...

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Grey Matter: Code Generation On A Budget(thinkersroom.com)

submitted by GandalfGandalf(465) 5 years, 6 months ago

What do you do when you have the specs for a 500 column table and are required to create the table, an update stored procedure and data bound code? You get smart. Real smart. read more...

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CoreWeb :: Regular Expression Library(developer.coreweb.com)

submitted by gavinjoycegavinjoyce(25.7k) 5 years, 7 months ago

This library contains many useful regular expressions. read more...

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