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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T15:20:30+00:00 2026-05-13T15:20:30+00:00

I found some interesting possibility in many regex engines: It’s possible to place backreference

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I found some interesting possibility in many regex engines:

It’s possible to place backreference inside the capture group and reference this group.

For example: (\1)

My question: for what regex patterns it may be used? I can’t imagine…

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    2026-05-13T15:20:30+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 3:20 pm

    There is an explanation for use of nested references, which I think clearly demonstrates the marginal usefulness of this feature.

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