Which of the Following Statements About Regular Expressions Is False

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about regular expressions is false.

• A) Both "A*" and "A+" will match "A", but only "A*" will match an empty string.
• B) "\d" matches any decimal digit.
• C) The pattern "[aeiou]" matches any vowel.
• D) The quantifier ? in a regular expression matches one or more occurrences of the preceding pattern.

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Definitions:

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