This handy little book offers programmers a complete overview of the syntax and semantics of regular expressions that are at the heart of every text-processing application. Ideal as a quick reference, Regular Expression Pocket Reference covers the regular expression APIs for Perl 5.8, Ruby (including some upcoming 1.9 features), Java, PHP, .NET and C#, Python, vi, JavaScript, and the PCRE regular expression libraries.This concise and easy-to-use reference puts a very powerful tool for manipulating text and data right at your fingertips. Composed of a mixture of symbols and text, regular expressions can be an outlet for creativity, for brilliant programming, and for the elegant solution. Regular Expression Pocket Reference offers an introduction to regular expressions, pattern matching, metacharacters, modes and constructs, and then provides separate sections for each of the language APIs, with complete regex listings including:Supported metacharacters for each language API-Regular expression classes and interfaces for Ruby, Java, .NET, and C#-Regular expression operators for Perl 5.8-Regular expression module objects and functions for Python-Pattern-matching functions for PHP and the vi editor-Pattern-matching methods and objects for JavaScript-Unicode Support for each of the languagesWith plenty of examples and other resources, Regular Expression Pocket Reference summarizes the complex rules for performing this critical text-processing function, and presents this often-confusing topic in a friendly and well-organized format. This guide makes an ideal on-the-job companion. Regular expressions are such a powerful tool for manipulating text and data that anyone who uses a computer can benefit from them. Composed of a mixture of symbols and text, regular expressions can be an outlet for creativity, for brilliant programming, and for the elegant solution. While a command of regular expressions is an invaluable skill, all there is to know about them fills a very large volume, and you don't always have time to thumb through hundreds of pages each time a question arises. The answer is the Regular Expression Pocket Reference. Concise and easy-to-use, this little book is the portable companion to Mastering Regular Expressions. This handy guide offers programmers a complete overview of the syntax and semantics of regular expressions that are at the heart of every text-processing application. Ideal as an introduction for beginners and a quick reference for advanced programmers, Regular Expression Pocket Reference is a comprehensive guide to regular expression APIs for C, Perl, PHP,Java, .NET, Python, vi, and the POSIX regular expression libraries. O'Reilly's Pocket References have become a favorite among programmers everywhere. By providing a wealth of important details in a concise, well-organized format, these handy books deliver just what you need to complete the task at hand. When you've reached a sticking point and need to get to a solution quickly, the new Regular Expression Pocket Reference is the book you'll want to have. "Regular Expression Pocket Reference contains a quick introduction to regular expression concepts, along with reference sections for the most common and powerful regex implementations. No more puzzling through cryptic or disorganized manual pages! This book contains reference tables and guidelines for using regular expressions in Perl, Java, Python, .NET, C#, PHP, the PCRE library, JavaScript, and various shell tools (vi, awk, egrep, and sed)." "As a companion to the "definitive" book on the topic, Mastering Regular Expressions by Jeffrey Friedl, this small pocket reference will help you sort out the syntax and quirks of regexes in whatever language you choose to program in."--BOOK JACKET Ideal as an introduction for beginners and a quick reference for advanced programmers, "Regular Expression Pocket Reference" is a comprehensive guide to regular expression APIs for C, Perl, Java, .NET, Python, emacs, and the POSIX regular expression libraries. It is a very good guide. But I have to borrow the notes in the Vi section to use it with sed when I need to use a Regex. A more practical guide on regex's and shell scripting would be better!
