In regex, what does [\w*] mean?
Quick answer: ^[\w*]$ will match a string consisting of a single character, where that character is alphanumeric (letters, numbers) an underscore (_) or an asterisk (*). Details: The “\w” means “any word character” which usually means alphanumeric (letters, numbers, regardless of case) plus underscore (_) The “^” “anchors” to the beginning of a string, and … Read more