E
Regular Expressions
This appendix describes the syntax of regular expressions that an application uses to identify text patterns for valid words. For example, an application developer can use regular expressions to identify text patterns in the style
.lex
file.
The Verity engine's parser interprets regular expression syntax nearly identical to the UNIX regular expression syntax. The Verity engine's regular expression syntax also includes some extensions for matching substrings.
This appendix covers these topics:
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