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Regular expressions describe a pattern of characters used for searching a string. They are very useful for parsing information like dates, phone numbers, or zip codes from important text files such as code files, log files, spreadsheets, or documents. 

Below are the most common use cases of regular expressions: 
- Data validation of data fields or values like phone numbers, zip codes, email addresses, etc.
- Information extraction from text files for further processing
- Pattern matching of strings or textual information
- Search and replace operation on texts

This course will teach you how to perform pattern matching with a regular expression using a Java API for these practical use cases.

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Mastering Regular Expressions in Java

## Characters types

**Characters** are the most fundamental building blocks in regular expressions.


# Characters types

**Characters** are the most fundamental building blocks in regular expressions.


In this lesson, we'll learn about the characters that are the basic building blocks of all regular expressions. You will also learn about meta-characters, which are the characters with special meanings.

Introduction

Java Regex APIs

Building Blocks of Regular Expressions

Course Wrap Up

Characters Types and Meta-Characters

Characters types