Regular Expressions in Tcl

Level: Intermediate
Duration: 1/2 day
Format: Lecture and hands-on programming activities
Prerequisites: Introduction to Tcl Programming or equivalent Tcl knowledge. No previous experience with regular expressions required.
Description: Regular expressions, widely used in computer science, are the key to powerful, flexible, and efficient text processing. Operations that would otherwise require complex combinations of loops, tests, and string manipulation often can be expressed in a single operation. This module introduces regular expression syntax, explains how regular expressions are used in Tcl, and shows how to construct useful regular expressions for complex text processing.
Books Provided: Avia course notes