PDF REGEX

The general pattern if you want something between xx and yy is:

(?<=xx).+?(?=yy)

Just replace xx with what’s in front what you want to capture and yy with what’s behind.

E.g. applying the pattern

(?<=John ).+?(?= Doe)

on the text “John Hamilton Doe” will give you “Hamilton”.

See this post to learn more about regex:

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