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(?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom # Atom | # or " # " [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * # normal (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * )* # ( special normal* )* " # " # Quoted string ) # leading word [^()<>@,;:".\\\[\]\x80-\xff\000-\010\012-\037] * # "normal" atoms and or spaces (?: (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) | " # " [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * # normal (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * )* # ( special normal* )* " # " ) # "special" comment or quoted string [^()<>@,;:".\\\[\]\x80-\xff\000-\010\012-\037] * # more "normal" )* < [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. 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(?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments (?: \. [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments )* (?: , [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. @ [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments (?: \. [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments )* )* # additional domains : [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments )? # optional route (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom # Atom | # or " # " [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * # normal (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * )* # ( special normal* )* " # " # Quoted string ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. 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(?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments (?: \. [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. 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/P[^*]TAIRE[^*]{1,6}?LL/ xxxxxxxxxxxPSTAIREISLLxxxxxxxxx /P[^*]TAIRE[^*]{1,}?LL/ xxxxxxxxxxxPSTAIREISLLxxxxxxxxx /(\.\d\d[1-9]?)\d+/ 1.230003938 1.875000282 1.235 /(\.\d\d((?=0)|\d(?=\d)))/ 1.230003938 1.875000282 *** Failers 1.235 /a(?)b/ ab /\b(foo)\s+(\w+)/i Food is on the foo table /foo(.*)bar/ The food is under the bar in the barn. /foo(.*?)bar/ The food is under the bar in the barn. /(.*)(\d*)/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 /(.*)(\d+)/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 /(.*?)(\d*)/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 /(.*?)(\d+)/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 /(.*)(\d+)$/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 /(.*?)(\d+)$/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 /(.*)\b(\d+)$/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 /(.*\D)(\d+)$/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 /^\D*(?!123)/ ABC123 /^(\D*)(?=\d)(?!123)/ ABC445 *** Failers ABC123 /^[W-]46]/ W46]789 -46]789 *** Failers Wall Zebra 42 [abcd] ]abcd[ /^[W-\]46]/ W46]789 Wall Zebra Xylophone 42 [abcd] ]abcd[ \\backslash *** Failers -46]789 well /\d\d\/\d\d\/\d\d\d\d/ 01/01/2000 /word (?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+ ){0,10}otherword/ word cat dog elephant mussel cow horse canary baboon snake shark otherword word cat dog elephant mussel cow horse canary baboon snake shark /word (?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+ ){0,300}otherword/ word cat dog elephant mussel cow horse canary baboon snake shark the quick brown fox and the lazy dog and several other words getting close to thirty by now I hope /^(a){0,0}/ bcd abc aab /^(a){0,1}/ bcd abc aab /^(a){0,2}/ bcd abc aab /^(a){0,3}/ bcd abc aab aaa /^(a){0,}/ bcd abc aab aaa aaaaaaaa /^(a){1,1}/ bcd abc aab /^(a){1,2}/ bcd abc aab /^(a){1,3}/ bcd abc aab aaa /^(a){1,}/ bcd abc aab aaa aaaaaaaa /.*\.gif/ borfle\nbib.gif\nno /.{0,}\.gif/ borfle\nbib.gif\nno /.*\.gif/m borfle\nbib.gif\nno /.*\.gif/s borfle\nbib.gif\nno /.*\.gif/ms borfle\nbib.gif\nno /.*$/ borfle\nbib.gif\nno /.*$/m borfle\nbib.gif\nno /.*$/s borfle\nbib.gif\nno /.*$/ms borfle\nbib.gif\nno /.*$/ borfle\nbib.gif\nno\n /.*$/m borfle\nbib.gif\nno\n /.*$/s borfle\nbib.gif\nno\n /.*$/ms borfle\nbib.gif\nno\n /(.*X|^B)/ abcde\n1234Xyz BarFoo *** Failers abcde\nBar /(.*X|^B)/m abcde\n1234Xyz BarFoo abcde\nBar /(.*X|^B)/s abcde\n1234Xyz BarFoo *** Failers abcde\nBar /(.*X|^B)/ms abcde\n1234Xyz BarFoo abcde\nBar /(?s)(.*X|^B)/ abcde\n1234Xyz BarFoo *** Failers abcde\nBar /(?s:.*X|^B)/ abcde\n1234Xyz BarFoo *** Failers abcde\nBar /^.*B/ **** Failers abc\nB /(?s)^.*B/ abc\nB /(?m)^.*B/ abc\nB /(?ms)^.*B/ abc\nB /(?ms)^B/ abc\nB /(?s)B$/ B\n /^[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]/ 123456654321 /^\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d/ 123456654321 /^[\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d]/ 123456654321 /^[abc]{12}/ abcabcabcabc /^[a-c]{12}/ abcabcabcabc /^(a|b|c){12}/ abcabcabcabc /^[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy0123456789]/ n *** Failers z /abcde{0,0}/ abcd *** Failers abce /ab[cd]{0,0}e/ abe *** Failers abcde /ab(c){0,0}d/ abd *** Failers abcd /a(b*)/ a ab abbbb *** Failers bbbbb /ab\d{0}e/ abe *** Failers ab1e /"([^\\"]+|\\.)*"/ the \"quick\" brown fox \"the \\\"quick\\\" brown fox\" /.*?/g+ abc /\b/g+ abc /\b/+g abc //g abc /<tr([\w\W\s\d][^<>]{0,})><TD([\w\W\s\d][^<>]{0,})>([\d]{0,}\.)(.*)((<BR>([\w\W\s\d][^<>]{0,})|[\s]{0,}))<\/a><\/TD><TD([\w\W\s\d][^<>]{0,})>([\w\W\s\d][^<>]{0,})<\/TD><TD([\w\W\s\d][^<>]{0,})>([\w\W\s\d][^<>]{0,})<\/TD><\/TR>/is <TR BGCOLOR='#DBE9E9'><TD align=left valign=top>43.<a href='joblist.cfm?JobID=94 6735&Keyword='>Word Processor<BR>(N-1286)</a></TD><TD align=left valign=top>Lega lstaff.com</TD><TD align=left valign=top>CA - Statewide</TD></TR> /a[^a]b/ acb a\nb /a.b/ acb *** Failers a\nb /a[^a]b/s acb a\nb /a.b/s acb a\nb /^(b+?|a){1,2}?c/ bac bbac bbbac bbbbac bbbbbac /^(b+|a){1,2}?c/ bac bbac bbbac bbbbac bbbbbac /(?!\A)x/m x\nb\n a\bx\n /\x0{ab}/ \0{ab} /(A|B)*?CD/ CD /(A|B)*CD/ CD /(AB)*?\1/ ABABAB /(AB)*\1/ ABABAB / End of testinput1 /