regex101

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regex tester

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regex101

Online Regex Tester for PHP, PCRE, Python, Golang and JavaScript

regex101.com

#regex tester#regex online#pcre#regular expression

21points
7comments
#1,167of 2,155 in 2018
Top 55%of 2018 by points

How HN took it

LovedMost comments that take a side are positive

5 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score +0.56.

Performance: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Helpful and used for years

    From 2 comments
    • Been using this for years, and it's incredibly helpful. Thanks!
      acemarke on HN
    • I was surprised to see this listed here today, as I've been using it for years and thought it would have been a very well known tool by now. Thanks for making this and for anyone…
      aogl on HN
  • Worth trying for regex debugging

    From 2 comments
    • great tool! well worth checking out if you haven't already!
      ajurna on HN
    • I was surprised to see this listed here today, as I've been using it for years and thought it would have been a very well known tool by now. Thanks for making this and for anyone…
      aogl on HN
  • Useful idea for switching regex dialects

    From 1 comment
    • Love the idea, it's so easy to be thinking in one dialect when you need another. Also would it be feasible to add Java 'Pattern' regex syntax as well?
      karmakaze on HN

Objections

  • Cannot compare multiple regexes against each other

    From 1 comment
    • Only thing missing is ability to compare different regexs against each other
      apazgo on HN

Requests

  • Add Java Pattern regex syntax

    From 1 comment
    • Love the idea, it's so easy to be thinking in one dialect when you need another. Also would it be feasible to add Java 'Pattern' regex syntax as well?
      karmakaze on HN
  • Compare different regexes side by side

    From 1 comment
    • Only thing missing is ability to compare different regexs against each other
      apazgo on HN

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