Regex

Lesson in the Scala Roadmap · Stage 10: Pattern Matching

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Regex?

Regular expressions are supported through the Regex class in the scala.util.matching package. Regular expressions (regex) are patterns used to match character combinations in strings. They are useful for text processing, pattern matching, and data validation. Resources

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Free resources to learn Regex

Official docsRegular Expression Patterns | Tour of Scala | Scala Documentation
Official docsRegular Expressions in Scala | Baeldung on Scala
ArticleScala Regular Expressions | Tutorials Point

Regex: common questions

Can I learn Regex in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Regex in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Regex tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 59 of 165 in the free Scala roadmap, in stage 10, Pattern Matching. If you are new to Scala, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.