高瓦特斯編著的《正則表達式Cookbook(影印版第2版)》提供了超過100條的錦囊妙計，幫助你利用正則表達式處理數據、操縱文本。每位程序員都能找到正則表達式的用武之地，但想要充分發揮它的威力卻未必容易。縱使經驗豐富的用戶也常會遇到性能不佳、誤判、漏判或者令人費解的錯誤。

Preface
1. Introduction to Regular Expressions
Regular Expressions Defined
Search and Replace with Regular Expressions
Tools for Working with Regular Expressions
2. Basic Regular Expression Skills
2.1 Match Literal Text
2.2 Match Nonprintable Characters
2.3 Match One of Many Characters
2.4 Match Any Character
2.5 Match Something at the Start and/or the End of a Line
2.6 Match Whole Words
2.7 Unicode Code Points, Categories, Blocks, and Scripts
2.8 Match One of Several Alternatives
2.9 Group and Capture Parts of the Match
2.10 Match Previously Matched Text Again
2.11 Capture and Name Parts of the Match
2.12 Repeat Part of the Regex a Certain Number of Times
2.13 Choose Minimal or Maximal Repetition
2.14 Eliminate Needless Backtracking
2.15 Prevent Runaway Repetition
2.16 Test for a Match Without Adding It to the Overall Match
2.17 Match One of Two Alternatives Based on a Condition
2.18 Add Comments to a Regular Expression
2.19 Insert Literal Text into the Replacement Text
2.20 Insert the Regex Match into the Replacement Text
2.21 Insert Part of the Regex Match into the Replacement Text
2.22 Insert Match Context into the Replacement Text
3. Programming with Regular Expressions
Programming Languages and Regex Flavors
3.1 Literal Regular Expressions in Source Code
3.2 Import the Regular Expression Library
3.3 Create Regular Expression Objects
3.4 Set Regular Expression Options
3.5 Test If a Match Can Be Found Within a Subject String
3.6 Test Whether a Regex Matches the Subject String Entirely
3.7 Retrieve the Matched Text
3.8 Determine the Position and Length of the Match
3.9 Retrieve Part of the Matched Text
3.10 Retrieve a List of All Matches
3.11 Iterate over All Matches
3.12 Validate Matches in Procedural Code
3.13 Find a Match Within Another Match
3.14 Replace All Matches
3.15 Replace Matches Reusing Parts of the Match
3.16 Replace Matches with Replacements Generated in Code
3.17 Replace All Matches Within the Matches of Another Regex
3.18 Replace All Matches Between the Matches of Another Regex
3.19 Split a String
3.20 Split a String, Keeping the Regex Matches
3.21 Search Line by Line
3.22 Construct a Parser
4. Validation and Formatting
4.1 Validate Email Addresses
4.2 Validate and Format North American Phone Numbers
4.3 Validate International Phone Numbers
4.4 Validate Traditional Date Formats
4.5 Validate Traditional Date Formats, Excluding Invalid Dates
4.6 Validate Traditional Time Formats
4.7 Validate ISO 8601 Dates and Times
4.8 Limit Input to Alphanumeric Characters
4.9 Limit the Length of Text
4.10 Limit the Number of Lines in Text
4.11 Validate Affirmative Responses
4.12 Validate Social Security Numbers
4.13 Validate ISBNs
4.14 Validate ZIP Codes
4.15 Validate Canadian Postal Codes
4.16 Validate U.K. Postcodes
4.17 Find Addresses with Post Office Boxes
5. Words,Lines,and Special Characters
6. Numbers
7. Source Code Log Files
8. URLs,Paths,and Internet Addresses
9.Markup and Data Formats
Index