Learning Regular Expressions
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In this project-based Learning Regular Expressions video tutorial series, you'll quickly have relevant skills for real-world applications.

Follow along with expert instructor Mike McMillan in this training course to get:
    Concise, informative and broadcast-quality Learning Regular Expressions training videos delivered to your desktop
    The ability to learn at your own pace with our intuitive, easy-to-use interface
    A quick grasp of even the most complex Learning Regular Expressions subjects because they're broken into simple, easy to follow tutorial videos

Practical working files further enhance the learning process and provide a degree of retention that is unmatched by any other form of Learning Regular Expressions tutorial, online or offline... so you'll know the exact steps for your own projects.

Course Description:
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Regular expressions are a powerful tool that can help you to find, replace and format text quickly, but they have a reputation of being extremely hard to understand. In this Regular Expressions training course, expert author and teacher Mike McMillan de-mystifies the sometimes confusing and always-difficult world of Regular Expressions, putting a very powerful tool right at your fingertips.

You will learn how to create Regular Expressions step-by-step, removing the mystery of what the characters represent and how they work together. This training video uses real world scenarios as examples to help re-enforce the lessons. Mike shows you how to validate dates, phone numbers, URLs and emails, as well as how to search for, and correct misspelled words or other content. You will explore how to implement Regular Expressions in PHP, Java, C# and JavaScript.

This video based training course for Regular Expressions is an essential reference for beginner and experienced programmers alike. Once you have completed the tutorial videos, you will have a clear understanding of what Regular Expressions are, and how to use them to solve everyday content formatting problems. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.

Duration: 2 hours - 36 tutorial videos
Date Released: 2013-07-18
Instructor: Mike McMillan

1. Introduction To Regular Expressions
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 101 Introduction Regular Expressions With Mike McMillan
 102 Installing Grep In Windows
 103 Search Strings With Grep
 104 Evaluating Regular Expressions Using Preg_Match In PHP
 105 Evaluating Regular Expressions Using Objects In JavaScript
 106 Evaluating Regular Expressions Using Patterns In C#
 107 Evaluating Regular Expressions Using Classes In Java
 108 Practice Exercise - Part 1
 109 Practice Exercise - Part 2

2. Using Metacharacters
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 201 Exploring Metacharacters Using Grep - Part 1
 202 Exploring Metacharacters Using Grep - Part 2
 203 Exploring Metacharacters Using Grep - Part 3
 204 Shortcuts With Metacharacters
 205 Email Validation With PHP
 206 Zip Code Validation With C#
 207 Creating Word Boundaries With Java
 208 Choosing Alternatives with JavaScript

3. Matching Text
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 301 Matching Text Using Grep - Part 1
 302 Matching Text Using Grep - Part 2
 303 Date Matching With PHP
 304 Time Matching With JavaScript
 305 Matching IP Addresses With C#
 306 Validating URLs Using Java
 307 Practice Exercise

04. Modifying Text
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 401 Replacing Strings With Java
 402 Replacing Text with PHP
 403 Replacing Duplicate Words With C#
 404 Replacing Numbers Using JavaScript
 405 Practices Exercise

05. Advanced Uses For Regular Expressions
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 501 The Split Function In Java
 502 Checking Passwords Using JavaScript
 503 Validating URLs With PHP
 504 Verifying A Windows Path With C#
 505 Practice Exercise

06. Wrap-up
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 601 Wrapping Up With Regular Expressions