This article lays out POSIX Extended Regular Expression syntax implemented by ThousandEyes for page content verification in HTTP Server tests. For those wanting a more comprehensive article on this regular expression syntax, along with testing and troubleshooting guidelines, see this article.
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| . | matches any character |
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| {n} | previous expression matches exactly n times |
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| ( | start of pattern |
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| ^ | beginning of line (only valid when used at the beginning of a pattern) |
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[x-y]
matches any character found in the range of x-y
[abcdefg]
matches any character found in the bracketed list
\d
matches any digit character (0-9)
\w
matches any alphanumeric character, including underscore
\s
matches any whitespace character
matches a newline character
x|y
matches x OR y
\
escape character
\W
non-alphanumeric character
\D
non-digit character
\S
non-whitespace character
[^abcdefg]
matches any character NOT found in the bracketed list
{n,}
previous expression matches at least n times
{,m}
previous expression matches at most m times
{n,m}
previous expression matches between n and m times (inclusive)
*
previous expression matches 0 or more times
?
previous expression matches 0 or 1 times
+
previous expression matches 1 or more times
)
end of pattern
$
end of line (only valid when used at the end of a pattern)
\`
beginning of input (start of the page)
'
end of input (end of the page)
\b
word boundary
