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Challenge #130: Is There an Echo in Here?

piotrzawistowski
8 - Asteroid

My version with Regex.

viveknshah
8 - Asteroid
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The University class on RegEx to the rescue! 

fmeo
8 - Asteroid
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RWvanLeeuwen
11 - Bolide

I can't seem to even interpret the RegEx of the one tool solutions. Just something about capture groups and juggling them around. So if anyone has a helpful read on that for me, thanks in advance.

 

Here's my multi-tool approach:

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Zuza
8 - Asteroid
 
ddiesel
13 - Pulsar
13 - Pulsar

I knew the one tool solution was a RegEx Replace formula but I couldn't quite get the syntax right. 

 

My solution:

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mbogusz
9 - Comet
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Breaking out my text-to-columns and cross tab!Breaking out my text-to-columns and cross tab!

Thank you @neilgallen for the easily understandable solution.

markcurry
12 - Quasar

Here's my solution.

chetty
8 - Asteroid

My solution attached

OllieClarke
15 - Aurora
15 - Aurora

Got that one tool solution, but holy nested REGEX batman...

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edit: just looked at some other solutions and I really overcomplicated this...