In the ‘row’ example there is nothing alphanumeric about the string, so using ‘(\w+)’ behooves me to seek clarity. Can ‘[a-z]+’ also be a reference? Is it still permissible to use ‘(\w+)’, despite it’s alphabetical nature?
You need to include the link to the challenge so we know which one you are talking about.
Here you go Bruce: https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/regular-expressions/reuse-patterns-using-capture-groups/
If you know that the words in the string you are searching will only ever have the letters a-z then yes, you could use ([a-z]+). But this example doesn’t make that assumption, so it uses (\w+) to catch a broader range of characters.
Thank you. I am very grateful!
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