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Introducing Regular Expressions - by Michael Fitzgerald (Paperback)

Name: Introducing Regular Expressions - by Michael Fitzgerald (Paperback)
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If you're a programmer new to regular expressions, this easy-to-follow guide is a great place to start.
About the Author: Michael Fitzgerald describes Ruby as "my favorite language so far" and is working regularly with Ruby and the Rails framework.
151 Pages
Computers + Internet, Programming

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About the Book

Commonly used for sifting through large chunks of text, regexes are incredibly powerful although they may appear daunting to the newcomer. Loaded with examples, this introductory guide walks beginners step by step through the fundamentals of regular expressions, and helps them decipher complex patterns.

Book Synopsis

If you're a programmer new to regular expressions, this easy-to-follow guide is a great place to start. You'll learn the fundamentals step-by-step with the help of numerous examples, discovering first-hand how to match, extract, and transform text by matching specific words, characters, and patterns.

Regular expressions are an essential part of a programmer's toolkit, available in various Unix utlilities as well as programming languages such as Perl, Java, JavaScript, and C#. When you've finished this book, you'll be familiar with the most commonly used syntax in regular expressions, and you'll understand how using them will save you considerable time.

Discover what regular expressions are and how they work
Learn many of the differences between regular expressions used with command-line tools and in various programming languages
Apply simple methods for finding patterns in text, including digits, letters, Unicode characters, and string literals
Learn how to use zero-width assertions and lookarounds
Work with groups, backreferences, character classes, and quantifiers
Use regular expressions to mark up plain text with HTML5

About the Author

Michael Fitzgerald describes Ruby as "my favorite language so far" and is working regularly with Ruby and the Rails framework. He has written over 150 Ruby programs for testing and demonstration, and has been developing a library of sample Ruby code. He is the author of Learning XSLT and XML Hacks, and co-author on the XML Pocket Reference.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.19 Inches (H) x 7.04 Inches (W) x .45 Inches (D)

Weight: .55 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Sub-Genre: Programming

Genre: Computers + Internet

Number of Pages: 151

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Michael Fitzgerald

Language: English

Street Date: August 28, 2012

TCIN: 93300761

UPC: 9781449392680

Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-6489

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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