Regular expressions are a powerful tool for manipulating text and data. They are now standard features in a range of languages and popular tools, including Perl, Java, VB.NET and C# (and any language using the .NET Framework), PHP, Python, Ruby, Tcl, MySQL, awk, and Emacs. This volume has been updated to include all the new features of Perl 5, 8, as well as several other languages, including Java, VB. NET, C#, Python, JavaScript, Tcl, and Ruby. It offers solutions to complex real-world problems and features information that can be put to immediate use. Topics covered include: a comparison of features among different versions of many languages and tools; how the regular expression engine works; optimization; matching just what you want, but not what you don't want; and sections and chapters on individual languages.
- ISBN10 0596002890
- ISBN13 9780596002893
- Publish Date 27 August 2002 (first published 4 February 1997)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 October 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint O'Reilly Media
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 470
- Language English