Good day! I have the following pattern:
/(?=test)(?=.*la).{8}/
to match this:
testlaoo
And it is working correctly. But I can't understand why do I have to use .* here
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Correct regex would be: `/^(?=test)(?=.*la).{8}$/` and you need `.*` before `la` to be able to match `la` anywhere not just at start. – anubhava Nov 23 '16 at 17:17
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Thank you a lot! Don't you have a more detail explanation? – V. Terte Nov 23 '16 at 17:24
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You can also use a single lookahead: `/^(?=.{8}$)test.*la.*$/` – anubhava Nov 23 '16 at 17:26
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You know, there are that little stupid questions without which you can't go ahead. It was one of them. So, you need .* before la to be able to match la anywhere not just at start.
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