Regular expressions and Builder resources
See the dojo/regexp reference documentation for more information.
Builds a regular expression that groups subexpressions
A utility function used by some of the RE generators. The subexpressions are constructed by the function, re, in the second parameter. re builds one subexpression for each elem in the array a, in the first parameter. Returns a string for a regular expression that groups all the subexpressions.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| arr | Object | Array | A single value or an array of values. |
| re | Function | A function. Takes one parameter and converts it to a regular expression. |
| nonCapture | Boolean |
Optional If true, uses non-capturing match, otherwise matches are retained by regular expression. Defaults to false |
Adds escape sequences for special characters in regular expressions
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| str | String | |
| except | String |
Optional a String with special characters to be left unescaped |
adds group match to expression
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| expression | String | |
| nonCapture | Boolean |
Optional If true, uses non-capturing match, otherwise matches are retained by regular expression. |