Regular Expression Builder

The Regular Expression Builder helps you to build a regular expression rule by selecting constructs and combining them.

About this task

The Regular Expression Builder is used to build a regular expression.
Remember: The generated regular expression adds an escape character to the forward slash character (//). This adjustment facilitates the use of the forward slash directly in the AQL file. If you use the regular expression in other tools, remove the escape character on the forward slash to properly capture your input examples.

Procedure

  1. Select the constructs from the tab menu that is provided or manually type them in the Specify a regular expression rule field. For more information about constructs, see Regular expression constructs and characters.
  2. Test the rule by using the Constructs or by manually typing it in the Type the text that you want to use to test the rule field.
  3. Verify your matched results. The match result is shown in the Matched table field. It shows the start and stop position of the matched text and any subpatterns. The resulting match is also highlighted in the sample text that you entered.