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Reputation: 3584
Difference between (.+?) and (.*?) in regular expressions
I would like to know what the difference is between (.+?) and (.*?)
Upvotes: 12
Views: 18436
Answers (1)
Jeremiah Willcock
Reputation: 30969
The .+? form requires at least one character to match, while .*? can match none at all. Both operations are non-greedy, so they will try to find the shortest possible matching string.
Upvotes: 27
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