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What Do Square Brackets Mean in Regex?

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  Ashley Irving / 2 weeks
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Regular expressions, often called regex, are a powerful tool for searching, matching, and validating text. Among all regex constructs, square brackets are one of the most commonly used and also one of the most misunderstood. If you are learning regex or trying to understand why your pattern behaves in an unexpected way, understanding square brackets […]