Expression Syntax Elements

You can configure verbal expressions and custom placeholders by using elements from this table:

Element	Aliases	Description	Usage examples
start	startofline, start of line	mark expression with ^
end	end of, endofline	mark the expression with $
then	find	add a string to the expression	then "abc"
maybe		define a string that might appear once or not	maybe "abc"
word		match any word that contains characters from a-z, A-Z, 0-9, including the _ (underscore) character
anything		accept any string
range		add a range to the expression	range "a,z,0,9"
something		accept any non-empty string
anythingbut	anything but	accept any string but the specified character	anythingbut "abc"
anyof	any, any of	any of the listed characters	anyof "abc"
somethingbut	something but	anything non-empty except for these characters	somethingbut "abc"
limit		add character limit	limit "1,3"
linebreak	line break, br	match \r \n (might be used only with other elements)
tab		match tabs \t (might be used only with other elements)
multiple		adds the multiple modifier

Tip

When configuring verbal expressions, use start "true" to indicate the beginning of the string and end "true" to indicate the end of the string.

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