Following from 01.04, you could also match “hyphens -“ with a dot(.):
\d\d\d.\d\d\d.\d\d\d\d
The dot(.) here acts as a wildcard and will match any character (except, in certain situations, a line ending).
| Note: in this exampe, the regular expressions matches the hyphens, but it could also match %, | , or any other character, including digits. |
Other wildcards character are listed as below:
| Character | Regular-Expression Meaning |
|---|---|
| . | Any character, including whitespace or numeric(digit) |
| ? | Zero or one of the preceeding character |
| * | Zero or more of the preceeding character |
| + | One or more of the preceeding character |
| ^ | Negation or complement |
Date: 2025/04/27