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Asked: 2026-05-24T06:54:24+00:00

Consider the following string: ABC . I would like to capture the following groups

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Consider the following string: ABC. I would like to capture the following groups using a regular expression:

Group1: AC
Group2: B

Both the groups have to be captured using a single regular expression. I do not have control over the code, so sub-matches or capture groups will not help.

I’ve tried both non-capturing groups and look arounds.

With a Non-Capturing group, the match is still a part of the final result. 

(?<Group1>a(?:(?<Group2>b))c)

Group1: ABC # Not right as B is part of the match. Group2: B

With a lookaround, Group2 is not consumed and the regex following the look ahead should match the contents of Group2 again which includes it as part of Group1.

(?<Group1>a(?=(?<Group2>b))bc)

Group1: ABC # Not right as B is part of the match.
Group2: B

How can I ignore “B” as part of the Group1 match?

Any help on getting around this is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Balaji

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can’t. Regex engines can’t paste together nonlinear submatches into a single match. Any match must be a succession of characters from the original text.

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