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fix: Fix syntax errors in regular-expression.md (#290) #304

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fix(docs): resolve syntax errors and typos in regular-expression.md (…
RobinJavaaDev Aug 29, 2025
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Update en/regular-expression.md
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Expand Up @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ A regular expression is an object that can either be constructed with the `RegEx
new RegExp(pattern[, flags]);

// using literals
/pattern/modifiers
/pattern/flags
```

The flags are optional while creating a regular expression using literals. Example of creating identical regular using above mentioned method is as follows.
Expand All @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Example :

```javascript
const str = "Hello world, hello again!";
const regex = /hello/g;
const regex = /hello/gi;
const matches = str.match(regex);
// If you are thinking about .match() Read This 👇
// It is a built-in method in JavaScript that is used to search a string for a match against an expression.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ _Metacharacters_ are special character that has special meaning in the regular e

| Metacharacter | Description |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `.` | Match a single character excpet newline or a terminator |
| `.` | Match a single character except newline or a terminator |
| `\w` | Match a word character (alphanumeric character `[a-zA-Z0–9_]`) |
| `\W` | Match a non word character (same as `[^a-zA-Z0–9_]`) |
| `\d` | Match any digit character( same as `[0-9]`) |
| `\D` | Match any non digiti character |
| `\D` | Match any non-digit character |
| `\s` | Match a whitespace character (spaces, tabs etc) |
| `\S` | Match a non whitespace character |
| `\b` | Match at the beginning / end of a word |
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ let text = "The best things in life are free";
let result = /e/.exec(text); // looks for a match of e in a string
// result: e


console.log(result); // Result: ["e", 2, "The best things in life ar..."]
let helloWorldText = "Hello world!";
// Look for "Hello"
let pattern1 = /Hello/g;
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