Quick Reference Guide: Regular Expressions

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Explain:

• Regular Expressions is a mini language
• Used to match data that follows a pattern
• Uses symbols to represent data
• Is complex and a deep subject
• The use of simple regular expressions can go a long way
• Give simple examples in:
  • C#
  • JavaScript
• Show helpful sites like: https://rubular.com/ - even though is Ruby regexp, can be helpful to understand/test regexp.
  • http://javascripular.com/ similar but for JS