Re: [Boost-users] [RegEx] Are there any tools to test a regular expression will work

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [RegEx] Are there any tools to test a regular expression will work
From: Jeff Perkins (jperks1985_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-05-23 11:13:48

http://www.ultrapico.com/expresso.htm This is my personal favorite.

On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 2:58 PM, John Bryan <John.Bryan_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>  Specifically Boost "Perl Regular Expression Syntax" option (with or
> without Unicode enhancements)
>
> I am working with software a product that is using Boost regex engine but
> I need a way to test individual regex expressions before committing them in
> to it.
>
> But I have found there are operstors that I sometimes need to use that do
> not exist in any on-line or client-side regex tester/editor or IDE that I
> have tried. They all seem to be based on Java or .Net based regex engines
> and I can not find any that uses the Boost engine.
> Tried RegExPal, RegEx.Powertoy, NotePad++, Padre etc.
>
> I don't mind whether it is online, Windows based, Linux based (so long as
> easy to install) or part of a larger application (so long as not massive).
> I just want something that will take a few seconds to tell if a regular
> expression will match a particular text.
>
> Example Boost specific expression:-
> "(one) (two) (three) \g-1"
> should match on:-
> "one two three three"
>
> Regards, John
>
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