Regex-pattern

batman1 · #15 01-05-2025, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivka

Hi! I support Greg's idea about the pipe symbol or upright slash (|), which means "or". It seems redundant because the asterisk (*) that follows the capturing group means zero or unlimited times. So,

Code:

, [A-Z][A-Za-zü\-]+( [A-Za-zü\-]+)* [A-Z][A-Za-zü\-]+,

is OK.

I read Greg's post (#9) and understood that he wants to find ", John," in ", John, some text some text", i.e. find the result of the name even when there is 1 word between the characters "". That's why I gave this pattern and not another. If Greg really wants 1 word, then your pattern will not meet his requirement - it will not find ", John," in ", John, some text some text"

It is not without reason that I gave this pattern and not another one

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