Regular Expression Pocket Reference

by Tony Stubblebine

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.

Genres: Programming, Reference, Technical, Computers, Technology, Nonfiction, Computer Science

112 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2003

Reviews

[Daniel Philpott]

Excellent pocket reference for fast lookups of a variety of regex types including: Perl, Java, .net/C#, PHP, Python, Ruby, Javascript, PCRE, Apache, and vi.

[ARek]

Dobra książka, szczególnie dla tych, którzy znają już postawy wyrażeń regularnych. Większość wyrażeń jest omawiana bardzo szczegółowo, głównie te wprowadzające na początku książki. W dalszej części szczegółowe opisy stają się trochę uciążliwe, gdyż powtarzane są te same informacje.
W książce można znaleźć sporo receptur dla często pojawiających się zagadnień, a szczegółowe opisy pozwolą dostosować receptury do własnych zadań.
Polecam, szczególnie dla tych co wiedzą co nie co, ale szukają pomocy w rozwiązaniu niektórych zadań.

[Justin]

Regular Expressions Review

Overall, I did not like the book, especially the beginning. I do not feel it went over the meaning of everything well, at all. Also, many pages are filled with tables instead of explanation, shortening this already-very-short book. The only good thing was that it listed some language examples. Others could have also been included, like Swift and Ruby. I would not recommend this book.

[Ettore Pasquini]

Pretty useless book. Just a catalog of regexes in various environments. (E.g. grep, perl bash, etc.) Nothing you can't find online. The pocket format is handy though.

[Tim Robishaw]

Pocket book.