RegExp basic encoding…
? = 0..1
* = 0..n
NULL = 1..1
+ = 1..n
| = XOR
{3} = 3
{2,8} = 2-8 chars/numbers
^ = Matches beginning
$ = Matches end
Example RegExp
X-[0-9]?[0-9]-((0[1-9])|([1-2][0-9])|(3[0-2]))-[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{3,6}
Matching and Not-matching...
X-88-32-ABC123 -- MATCH
X-7-06-XYZ12345 -- MATCH
X-88-33-ABC123 -- NOTMATCH (33 not within 01-32)
X-88-32-ABC12 -- NOTMATCH (12 not 3-6 numbers)