Need a simple regex

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Hi I need a Simple Regular expression in PCRE format to match something like

(Child OR Children) AND toys

I only know the OR operator... Dont know how to use the And operator. — Michael M
– Michael M, Commented Feb 6, 2012 at 19:38
There is no AND operator -- it's implicit. Think of a regex as a long string of ANDs. — cHao
– cHao, Commented Feb 6, 2012 at 19:44
@MichaelM: You can use lookaheads and lookbehinds to get the effect of AND. See my answer for an example. — anubhava
– anubhava, Commented Feb 6, 2012 at 19:48

user142162 · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-06 19:33:01Z

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The following, or a slight derivative of the following, should work for you:

/(?:child|children) toys/i

answered Feb 6, 2012 at 19:33

user142162

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anubhava · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-06 19:43:47Z

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Question is not very clear about how word toys will appear after OR condition, but I think following should work for you:

/(?:^|\b)child(?:ren|)\b.*?(?<=\btoys\b)/i

answered Feb 6, 2012 at 19:43

anubhava

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