@pemistahl/grex (main)

# build()

Builds the actual regular expression using the previously given settings.

# ciiChars(useSurrogatePairs)

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert non-ASCII characters to unicode escape sequences. The parameter useSurrogatePairs specifies whether to convert astral code planes (range U+010000 to U+10FFFF) to surrogate pairs.

Parameters

# eInsensitiveMatching()

Tells RegExpBuilder to enable case-insensitive matching of test cases so that letters match both upper and lower case.

# es(testCases)

Specifies the test cases to build the regular expression from. The test cases need not be sorted because RegExpBuilder sorts them internally. ⚠ Throws an error if testCases is empty.

Parameters

# RegExpBuilder()

This class builds regular expressions from user-provided test cases.

# withCapturingGroups()

Tells RegExpBuilder to replace non-capturing groups by capturing ones.

# withConversionOfDigits()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any Unicode decimal digit to character class \d. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfWords if both are set. Decimal digits are converted to \d, the remaining word characters to \w. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfWhitespace if both are set. Decimal digits are converted to \d, the remaining non-whitespace characters to \S.

# withConversionOfNonDigits()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any character which is not a Unicode decimal digit to character class \D. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWords if both are set. Non-digits which are also non-word characters are converted to \D. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWhitespace if both are set. Non-digits which are also non-space characters are converted to \D.

# withConversionOfNonWhitespace()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any character which is not a Unicode whitespace character to character class \S.

# withConversionOfNonWords()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any character which is not a Unicode word character to character class \W. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWhitespace if both are set. Non-words which are also non-space characters are converted to \W.

# withConversionOfRepetitions()

Tells RegExpBuilder to detect repeated non-overlapping substrings and to convert them to {min,max} quantifier notation.

# withConversionOfWhitespace()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any Unicode whitespace character to character class \s. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonDigits if both are set. Whitespace characters are converted to \s, the remaining non-digit characters to \D. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWords if both are set. Whitespace characters are converted to \s, the remaining non-word characters to \W.

# withConversionOfWords()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any Unicode word character to character class \w. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonDigits if both are set. Word characters are converted to \w, the remaining non-digit characters to \D. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWhitespace if both are set. Word characters are converted to \w, the remaining non-space characters to \S.

# withMinimumRepetitions(quantity)

Specifies the minimum quantity of substring repetitions to be converted if withConversionOfRepetitions is set. If the quantity is not explicitly set with this method, a default value of 1 will be used. ⚠ Throws an error if quantity is zero.

Parameters

# withMinimumSubstringLength(length)

Specifies the minimum length a repeated substring must have in order to be converted if withConversionOfRepetitions is set. If the length is not explicitly set with this method, a default value of 1 will be used. ⚠ Throws an error if length is zero.

Parameters

# withoutAnchors()

Tells RegExpBuilder to remove the caret and dollar sign anchors from the resulting regular expression, thereby allowing to match the test cases also when they occur within a larger string that contains other content as well.

# withoutEndAnchor()

Tells RegExpBuilder to remove the dollar sign anchor '$' from the resulting regular expression, thereby allowing to match the test cases also when they do not occur at the end of a string.

# withoutStartAnchor()

Tells RegExpBuilder to remove the caret anchor '^' from the resulting regular expression, thereby allowing to match the test cases also when they do not occur at the start of a string.

# withVerboseMode()

Tells RegExpBuilder to produce a nicer looking regular expression in verbose mode.

# build()

Builds the actual regular expression using the previously given settings.

# ciiChars(useSurrogatePairs)

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert non-ASCII characters to unicode escape sequences. The parameter useSurrogatePairs specifies whether to convert astral code planes (range U+010000 to U+10FFFF) to surrogate pairs.

Parameters

# eInsensitiveMatching()

Tells RegExpBuilder to enable case-insensitive matching of test cases so that letters match both upper and lower case.

# es(testCases)

Specifies the test cases to build the regular expression from. The test cases need not be sorted because RegExpBuilder sorts them internally. ⚠ Throws an error if testCases is empty.

Parameters

# RegExpBuilder()

This class builds regular expressions from user-provided test cases.

# withCapturingGroups()

Tells RegExpBuilder to replace non-capturing groups by capturing ones.

# withConversionOfDigits()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any Unicode decimal digit to character class \d. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfWords if both are set. Decimal digits are converted to \d, the remaining word characters to \w. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfWhitespace if both are set. Decimal digits are converted to \d, the remaining non-whitespace characters to \S.

# withConversionOfNonDigits()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any character which is not a Unicode decimal digit to character class \D. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWords if both are set. Non-digits which are also non-word characters are converted to \D. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWhitespace if both are set. Non-digits which are also non-space characters are converted to \D.

# withConversionOfNonWhitespace()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any character which is not a Unicode whitespace character to character class \S.

# withConversionOfNonWords()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any character which is not a Unicode word character to character class \W. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWhitespace if both are set. Non-words which are also non-space characters are converted to \W.

# withConversionOfRepetitions()

Tells RegExpBuilder to detect repeated non-overlapping substrings and to convert them to {min,max} quantifier notation.

# withConversionOfWhitespace()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any Unicode whitespace character to character class \s. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonDigits if both are set. Whitespace characters are converted to \s, the remaining non-digit characters to \D. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWords if both are set. Whitespace characters are converted to \s, the remaining non-word characters to \W.

# withConversionOfWords()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any Unicode word character to character class \w. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonDigits if both are set. Word characters are converted to \w, the remaining non-digit characters to \D. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWhitespace if both are set. Word characters are converted to \w, the remaining non-space characters to \S.

# withMinimumRepetitions(quantity)

Specifies the minimum quantity of substring repetitions to be converted if withConversionOfRepetitions is set. If the quantity is not explicitly set with this method, a default value of 1 will be used. ⚠ Throws an error if quantity is zero.

Parameters

# withMinimumSubstringLength(length)

Specifies the minimum length a repeated substring must have in order to be converted if withConversionOfRepetitions is set. If the length is not explicitly set with this method, a default value of 1 will be used. ⚠ Throws an error if length is zero.

Parameters

# withoutAnchors()

Tells RegExpBuilder to remove the caret and dollar sign anchors from the resulting regular expression, thereby allowing to match the test cases also when they occur within a larger string that contains other content as well.

# withoutEndAnchor()

Tells RegExpBuilder to remove the dollar sign anchor '$' from the resulting regular expression, thereby allowing to match the test cases also when they do not occur at the end of a string.

# withoutStartAnchor()

Tells RegExpBuilder to remove the caret anchor '^' from the resulting regular expression, thereby allowing to match the test cases also when they do not occur at the start of a string.

# withVerboseMode()

Tells RegExpBuilder to produce a nicer looking regular expression in verbose mode.

# build()

Builds the actual regular expression using the previously given settings.

# ciiChars(useSurrogatePairs)

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert non-ASCII characters to unicode escape sequences. The parameter useSurrogatePairs specifies whether to convert astral code planes (range U+010000 to U+10FFFF) to surrogate pairs.

Parameters

# eInsensitiveMatching()

Tells RegExpBuilder to enable case-insensitive matching of test cases so that letters match both upper and lower case.

# es(testCases)

Specifies the test cases to build the regular expression from. The test cases need not be sorted because RegExpBuilder sorts them internally. ⚠ Throws an error if testCases is empty.

Parameters

# RegExpBuilder()

This class builds regular expressions from user-provided test cases.

# withCapturingGroups()

Tells RegExpBuilder to replace non-capturing groups by capturing ones.

# withConversionOfDigits()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any Unicode decimal digit to character class \d. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfWords if both are set. Decimal digits are converted to \d, the remaining word characters to \w. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfWhitespace if both are set. Decimal digits are converted to \d, the remaining non-whitespace characters to \S.

# withConversionOfNonDigits()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any character which is not a Unicode decimal digit to character class \D. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWords if both are set. Non-digits which are also non-word characters are converted to \D. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWhitespace if both are set. Non-digits which are also non-space characters are converted to \D.

# withConversionOfNonWhitespace()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any character which is not a Unicode whitespace character to character class \S.

# withConversionOfNonWords()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any character which is not a Unicode word character to character class \W. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWhitespace if both are set. Non-words which are also non-space characters are converted to \W.

# withConversionOfRepetitions()

Tells RegExpBuilder to detect repeated non-overlapping substrings and to convert them to {min,max} quantifier notation.

# withConversionOfWhitespace()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any Unicode whitespace character to character class \s. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonDigits if both are set. Whitespace characters are converted to \s, the remaining non-digit characters to \D. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWords if both are set. Whitespace characters are converted to \s, the remaining non-word characters to \W.

# withConversionOfWords()

Tells RegExpBuilder to convert any Unicode word character to character class \w. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonDigits if both are set. Word characters are converted to \w, the remaining non-digit characters to \D. This method takes precedence over withConversionOfNonWhitespace if both are set. Word characters are converted to \w, the remaining non-space characters to \S.

# withMinimumRepetitions(quantity)

Specifies the minimum quantity of substring repetitions to be converted if withConversionOfRepetitions is set. If the quantity is not explicitly set with this method, a default value of 1 will be used. ⚠ Throws an error if quantity is zero.

Parameters

# withMinimumSubstringLength(length)

Specifies the minimum length a repeated substring must have in order to be converted if withConversionOfRepetitions is set. If the length is not explicitly set with this method, a default value of 1 will be used. ⚠ Throws an error if length is zero.

Parameters

# withoutAnchors()

Tells RegExpBuilder to remove the caret and dollar sign anchors from the resulting regular expression, thereby allowing to match the test cases also when they occur within a larger string that contains other content as well.

# withoutEndAnchor()

Tells RegExpBuilder to remove the dollar sign anchor '$' from the resulting regular expression, thereby allowing to match the test cases also when they do not occur at the end of a string.

# withoutStartAnchor()

Tells RegExpBuilder to remove the caret anchor '^' from the resulting regular expression, thereby allowing to match the test cases also when they do not occur at the start of a string.

# withVerboseMode()

Tells RegExpBuilder to produce a nicer looking regular expression in verbose mode.