Regular Expression to match everything but the first two characters

Question

I need a Regular Expression that matches everything after the first two characters in a string.

For Example (original string listed first, then what I'd like to match):

AZ0bc1234  > 0bc1234
50def123   > def123
!@hijk1234 > hijk1234

All that matters is position, any characters (alpha-numeric with symbols) could be included in the original string.

I've tried many things, but everything I attempt matches at least one of the first two characters. The closest I've come is using \\B.* to match everything but the first character.

Answer 1

If you want everything but the first two characters, you could try this (to capture up to the end of each line):

".{2}(.*)$"

You are after the first group (in parens). Or differently:

"(?:.{2})(.*)$"

Answer 2

You were looking for a positive lookbehind . this will only match the part you've requested.

(?<=.{2})(.*)$

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You've updated your question and wrote that you use JavaScript. Lookbehind is not supported in JavaScript. However I will leave this answer for future search results.

Answer 3

The following will hold the matching string in the capturing group (define by the parenthesis) :

^.{2}(.+)

You should be able to use it with $1 or \\1 depending on the language.