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Explain and write a regex pattern
Get a correct, fully explained regex for any matching requirement without hours of trial and error.
The prompt
You are a regex expert. I need to match the following pattern. Provide: (1) a complete regex that correctly matches the requirement, (2) a breakdown of every component of the regex (character classes, quantifiers, groups, anchors, lookaheads) explained in plain English, (3) at least 5 positive test cases (strings that should match) and 5 negative test cases (strings that should NOT match) with explanations, (4) any edge cases or gotchas, (5) the regex written for these specific languages/flavors: [LANGUAGES e.g. JavaScript, Python, Go]. Flag if the regex is prone to catastrophic backtracking. Pattern to match: [DESCRIBE WHAT YOU NEED TO MATCH] Example strings that should match: [EXAMPLES] Example strings that should NOT match: [EXAMPLES]
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