Index

A

• alternated options
  • matching / Matching alternated options
• alternation
  • patterns / Grouping, alternation, and back reference
• AngularJS
  • URL / Regular expressions and form validation
• Apache log file
  • URL / Reading a file with Node.js
  • anatomy / The anatomy of an Apache log file
• Apache log Regex
  • about / Creating the Apache log Regex
  • creating, for time part / Creating a Regex for the time part
  • creating, for request information / Creating a Regex for the request information
  • creating, for status code / Creating a Regex for the status code and object size
  • creating, for object size / Creating a Regex for the status code and object size
  • creating, for referrer / Creating a Regex for the referrer and the user agent
  • creating, for user-agent / Creating a Regex for the referrer and the user agent
  • Apache log row, parsing / Parsing each Apache log row
  • JSON object, creating for each row / Creating a JSON object for each row
• Apache logs
  • URL / The anatomy of an Apache log file

B

• back reference
  • patterns / Grouping, alternation, and back reference
• Boolean value / Defining negated ranges
• boundaries
  • patterns / Boundaries

C

• capture groups
  • noncapture groups / Capture and noncapture groups
  • about / Capture and noncapture groups
  • lookahead groups, matching / Matching lookahead groups
  • negative look-ahead, using / Using a negative lookahead
• character classes
  • about / Character classes
  • literal characters / Literals
• character sets
  • patterns / Character sets
• complete name Regex
  • matching / Matching a complete name
  • about / Understanding the complete name Regex
• custom quantifiers
  • defining / Defining custom quantifiers
  • n or more occurrences, matching / Matching n or more occurrences
  • n to m occurrences, matching / Matching n to m occurrences

D

• data, manipulating
  • about / Manipulating data
  • String.replace method, using / Using the String.replace method
  • description field, matching / Matching a description field
  • Markdown, example / Explaining a Markdown example
  • Markdown example / Explaining a Markdown example
• description Regex
  • matching / Matching a description field
  • about / Understanding the description Regex
  • Markdown, example / Explaining a Markdown example

E

• e-mail Regex
  • matching / Matching an e-mail with Regex
  • URL / Matching an e-mail with Regex
  • about / Understanding the e-mail Regex
• EcmaScript
  • URL / Summary
• environment, building
  • about / Building our environment
  • submitted form, handling / Handling a submitted form
  • matches, resetting / Resetting matches and errors
  • errors, resetting / Resetting matches and errors
  • regular expression, creating / Creating a regular expression
  • RegExp, executing / Executing RegExp and extracting its matches
  • matches, extracting / Executing RegExp and extracting its matches
  • application, testing / Testing our application

F

• fields, validating
  • complete name, matching / Matching a complete name
  • complete name Regex / Understanding the complete name Regex
  • e-mail, matching with Regex / Matching an e-mail with Regex
  • e-mail Regex / Understanding the e-mail Regex
  • Twitter name, matching / Matching a Twitter name
  • twitter username Regex / Understanding the twitter username Regex
  • passwords, matching / Matching passwords
  • URLs, matching / Matching URLs
  • URL Regex / Understanding the URL Regex
• file
  • reading, with Node.js / Reading a file with Node.js
• flags / The RegExp constructor
• form
  • setting up / Setting up the form
• form validation
  • about / Regular expressions and form validation

G

• global (g flag) / Using pattern flags
• greedy match / Defining nongreedy quantifiers
• grouping
  • patterns / Grouping, alternation, and back reference
• groups, Regex
  • about / Matching groups in Regex
  • characters, grouping to create clause / Grouping characters together to create a clause
  • noncapture groups / Capture and noncapture groups
  • capture groups / Capture and noncapture groups

J

• JavaScript
  • Regex / Regex in JavaScript
  • regular expressions, methods / JavaScript regular expressions methods
• JavaScript, Regex
  • about / Regex in JavaScript
  • RegExp constructor / The RegExp constructor
  • RegEx.test method, using / Using the rgx.test method
  • RegEx.exec method, using / Using the rgx.exec method
  • string object / The string object and regular expressions
  • regular expressions / The string object and regular expressions
  • str.replace method, using / Using the String.replace method
  • str.search method, using / Using the String.search method
  • str.match method, using / Using the String.match method
• jQuery validation
  • URL / Regular expressions and form validation
• JSON
  • URL / Creating a JSON object for each row
• JSON object, Apache log row
  • creating, for each row / Creating a JSON object for each row
  • displaying, in table / Display the JSON in a table

L

• lookahead groups
  • matching / Matching lookahead groups

M

• Markdown
  • example, URL / Explaining a Markdown example
• multiline (m flag) / Using pattern flags
• multipliers, Regex
  • defining / Defining multipliers in Regex
  • about / Defining multipliers in Regex
  • multiple occurrences, matching / Matching one or more occurrences
  • zero or one occurrence, matching / Matching zero or one occurrence
  • zero or more occurrences, matching / Matching zero or more occurrences

N

• negated range / Defining negated ranges
• negative look-ahead
  • using / Using a negative lookahead
• Node.js
  • about / Setting up Node.js
  • URL / Setting up Node.js, Parsing each Apache log row
  • application / Getting started with our application
  • file, reading / Reading a file with Node.js
• Node.js filesystem module
  • URL / Reading a file with Node.js
• non-capture groups
  • about / Capture and noncapture groups
  • matching / Matching non capture groups
• nongreedy quantifiers
  • defining / Defining nongreedy quantifiers
• nonvisual constraints
  • about / Nonvisual constraints
  • input beginning, matching / Matching the beginning and end of an input
  • input end, matching / Matching the beginning and end of an input
  • word boundaries, matching / Matching word boundaries
  • string boundaries / Matching word boundaries
  • nonword boundaries, matching / Matching nonword boundaries
  • whitespace character, matching / Matching a whitespace character
• nonword boundaries
  • matching / Matching nonword boundaries

P

• Parsely.js
  • URL / Regular expressions and form validation
• passwords
  • matching / Matching passwords
• pattern flags
  • using / Using pattern flags
• patterns
  • about / It's all about patterns
  • phone number, analyzing / Analyzing a phone number
  • simple log file, analyzing / Analyzing a simple log file
  • XML file, analyzing / Analyzing an XML file
• phone number
  • analyzing / Analyzing a phone number

Q

• quantifiers
  • patterns / Quantifiers

R

• ranges, Regex
  • defining / Defining a range
  • dash character, matching / Matching the dash character
  • negated ranges, defining / Defining negated ranges
• readLine function
  • URL / Reading a file with Node.js
• Regex
  • vague matchers, defining / Defining vague matchers in Regex
  • ranges, defining / Defining ranges in Regex
  • multipliers, defining / Defining multipliers in Regex
  • creating, for telephone number / Creating a Regex for a telephone number
  • groups, matching / Matching groups in Regex
• RegEx.exec method
  • using / Using the rgx.exec method
• RegEx.test method
  • using / Using the rgx.test method
• RegExp constructor
  • about / The RegExp constructor
• regular expressions
  • about / Regular expressions and form validation
• RFC 5322
  • URL / Matching an e-mail with Regex

S

• simple log file
  • analyzing / Analyzing a simple log file
• str.replace method
  • using / Using the String.replace method
• str.search method
  • using / Using the String.search method, Using the String.match method
• String.replace method
  • using / Using the String.replace method
• string boundaries
  • about / Matching word boundaries

T

• Twitter username Regex
  • about / Matching a Twitter name
• twitter username Regex
  • about / Understanding the twitter username Regex

U

• URL Regex
  • matching / Matching URLs
  • about / Understanding the URL Regex

V

• vague matchers, Regex
  • defining / Defining vague matchers in Regex
  • wild card character, matching / Matching a wild card character
  • digits, matching / Matching digits
  • alphanumeric chars, matching / Matching alphanumeric chars
  • alphanumeric chars, negating / Negating alphanumeric chars and digits
  • digits, negating / Negating alphanumeric chars and digits

W

• whitespace character
  • matching / Matching a whitespace character
• wildcard character / Matching digits
• word boundaries
  • matching / Matching word boundaries
• word character / Matching alphanumeric chars
• writeFile function
  • URL / Creating a JSON object for each row

X

• XML / Capture and noncapture groups
• XML file
  • analyzing / Analyzing an XML file