7.7. Regex Mask

Regex mask is a text pattern format based on regular expressions. It is supported wherever a glob or assembly mask is supported. Regex mask can be used to configure the following features:

• Assembly embedding
• Assembly merging
• Conditional obfuscation
• Resource encryption
• Resource sanitization

7.7.1. Syntax

Regex mask should start with ^ and end with $ characters. The rest of the syntax follows the usual regular expression syntax. See the examples.

7.7.2. Behavior

Regex mask case-sensitivity depends on a usage context. When it is used in place of a glob mask, the regex mask is case-sensitive. When it is used in place of an assembly mask, the regex mask is case-insensitive.

7.7.3. Examples

Table 7.6. Regex mask examples

Regex Mask	Description
^.*$	Matches any string, including an empty string
^ABC.*$	Matches any string starting with "ABC"
^.*DEF$	Matches any string ending with "DEF"
^ABC.*DEF$	Matches any string starting with "ABC" and ending with "DEF"
^ABCDEF$	Matches "ABCDEF" string exactly
^ABC.$	Matches any string containing four characters and starting with "ABC"
^.$	Matches any string containing a single character
^.+$	Matches any non-empty string