Need to use the [ ] characters in a wildcard parameter

Hi Steph,

the

[

and

]

chars are used by RegEx to define "bracket expression", which can cover multiple chars at once (e.g.

[a-zA-Z0-9]

or

[ABab01]

).

If you need to specify the

[

and

]

chars literally (aka. "as is"), within a regex pattern, without creating a "bracket expression", then you have to escape these chars by using a leading

\

char as shown below...

Input String:

items[0][varone] items[1][varone] items[1][vartwo]

RegEx Pattern:

items\[\d+\]\[\w+\] items\[\d+\]\[\w+\] items\[\d+\]\[\w+\]

Note: You may tweak your RegEx pattern further, with this lovely online RegEx tester as required.

Cheers, Kai