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Regular Expressions

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The following regular expression constructs are not supported in Helix Enterprise rules as of TQL 3.0:

  • Back references and capturing sub-expressions

  • Arbitrary zero-width assertions

  • Subroutine references and recursive patterns

  • Conditional patterns

  • Backtracking control verbs

  • The \C "single-byte" directive (which breaks UTF-8 sequences)

  • The \R newline match

  • The \K start of match reset directive

  • Callouts and embedded code

  • Atomic grouping and possessive quantifiers