Match until the first character

Question

This is my string:

[TEST1 lorem ipsum123][TEST2 lorem ipsum123][TEST3 lorem ipsum123]Test4

I would like to match [TEST1 lorem ipsum123]. From TEST1 until ] it can be anything.

This is what I have tried

TEST1.+\]

But it will match the string until the last ] character. How can I let it match until the first character instead?

Máté Juhász · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-04T16:16:21.660

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Instead of matching anything, use this:

TEST1[^\]]+\]

edited Nov 04 '20 at 16:16

answered Nov 04 '20 at 16:07

Máté Juhász

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That didn't work for me but `TEST1[^\]]+\]` did it well! Thank you. – Proseller Nov 04 '20 at 16:15

Alireza · Answer 2 · 2020-11-04T16:20:05.317

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Use this pattern:

\[TEST\d[^[]+\]

Explanation:

\[ - match [ that come before TEST
\d - match one digit after TEST
[^[] - this match anything except [, so it can match anything until the first ]
\] - is for match \] at the end of the match

edited Nov 04 '20 at 16:20

answered Nov 04 '20 at 16:07

Alireza

Thanks! That would work fine but if I would like to use the same case for `TEST3`, it wouldn't work anymore. – Proseller Nov 04 '20 at 16:15
It because your question is not clear, anyway I edited my answer – Alireza Nov 04 '20 at 16:19

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