Get a text inside square brackets with regex ( regular expressions )

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Hi , I want to replace String that is like this : [TEST] [QUESTION]
A text is between two Square Brackets

What I have tried:

I tried to use Regex with this pattern : [\[][A-Z0-9][\]]
But this pattern only get strings like this : [A], [B], [C], [1]

Posted 18-Jul-16 5:41am

Ali Sheikhizadeh

Updated 18-Jul-16 7:19am

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Solution 2

You're only looking for a single character. You need to expand your pattern to match multiple characters:

\[[A-Z0-9]+\]

Or:

\[\w+\]

Alternatively, if you want to match anything except a square bracket, use:

\[[^\[\]]+\]

Regular Expression Language - Quick Reference[^]

Posted 18-Jul-16 7:09am

Richard Deeming

Updated 18-Jul-16 7:10am

v2

Solution 3

Links to help debug RegEx:
Debuggex: Online visual regex tester. JavaScript, Python, and PCRE.[^], here, you see your RegEx as a diagram , it is helpful to understand where is a problem
.NET Regex Tester - Regex Storm[^]

Posted 18-Jul-16 7:19am

Patrice T

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Ali Sheikhizadeh · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-18T05:54:00

Solution 1

Just Used : [\[A-Z0-9\]] And Worked

Posted 18-Jul-16 5:54am

Ali Sheikhizadeh