User:Whiteknight/Regular Expressions

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This outline was last edited on 3 December 2008. Last edit over 184 months ago. Please update.

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This plan is going to be implemented to improve the existing stub-book at Regular Expressions.

The Plan[edit | edit source]

Target Audience
Computer programmers and IT professionals
Scope
Will cover mathematical foundations of regular expressions, particular implementations, uses/tips/tricks, and mechanics (how to create a new engine).
Prerequisites
Nothing specific, although at least 1 high-level language (Perl Programming or similar)
Corequisites
None.

Preface[edit | edit source]

Table of Contents[edit | edit source]

  • Introduction
  • Finite State Automata

Regular Expression Basics[edit | edit source]

  • Symbols
  • Repetition
  • Alternation
  • Character Classes
  • Clustering and Cloistering
  • Backreferences

Effective Uses[edit | edit source]

Particular Implementations[edit | edit source]

  • Perl 5
  • Perl 6
  • Grep
  • Lex
  • Java
  • .NET and Mono
  • TCL

Engine Mechanics[edit | edit source]

  • NFA and DFA Engines

Resources[edit | edit source]

Existing Pages[edit | edit source]

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