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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

Regular Expression

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/
gm

Test String

Code Generator

Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)(.*\d{5,}.*)|(^(\,|\.|\\|\'|\-|\?|\*|\(|\@|\^|\=|\/|\%|\").*)|(.*(\<|\>|\[|\]|\;).*)|(.*(\.html|\.php).*)|^(\d\.\d)|(^\\.*)|(^\%.*\%)|(\d{1,3}(((x|\.|\.[[:space:]]){1,2})|[[:space:]])\d{1,3})|.*x$|^0[a-z]*|.{50,}" Local $sString = "<script>alert('hai');</script>" & @CRLF & _ "0.8 " & @CRLF & _ "003902" & @CRLF & _ ",eja kerja" & @CRLF & _ ".akeup" & @CRLF & _ "081320266690" & @CRLF & _ "1 set meja kursi" & @CRLF & _ "0elan" & @CRLF & _ "meja makan" & @CRLF & _ "100 meja" & @CRLF & _ "12 cm" & @CRLF & _ "10023995" & @CRLF & _ "]" & @CRLF & _ ""abcd"" & @CRLF & _ "\yj magnolia" & @CRLF & _ "%m087%" & @CRLF & _ "'t. shower set kris prem rev wht ptss-0211-5w " & @CRLF & _ "-tangga/kamar-mandi/1kvigy-jual-title-deck-karpet-anti-licin-bath-mat-anti-slip" & @CRLF & _ "? sarapan✅ lunch crew✅ snack crew✅ video on process undangan ? roundown ✅ backdrops✅ photo booth✅ documentation ✅ rooms hotel ? catering ? panggung ? opening speech ? flag dance ✅ door prizes? seragam ? cue card ?. d . ," & @CRLF & _ "?meja?" & @CRLF & _ "'merlott mylo set meja makan" & @CRLF & _ "*"tangga"*" & @CRLF & _ "@meja" & @CRLF & _ "(u/6)" & @CRLF & _ "*晶杯子" & @CRLF & _ "/*meja*/" & @CRLF & _ "/%meja" & @CRLF & _ "====" & @CRLF & _ "^meja^" & @CRLF & _ "14 pcs radiator cup tester ( top quality ) alat tes kebocoran radiator " & @CRLF & _ "120x200x35 cm jty202 ubah lokasi produk hanya bisa di ambil di lippo plaza kupang (informa) verified brand linotela dikirim oleh ruparupa detail produk" & @CRLF & _ "640 × 640gambar mungkin memiliki hak cipta. pelajari lebih lanjut kuncibengkel" & @CRLF & _ "%meja" & @CRLF & _ "%mp18.html" & @CRLF & _ "100x" & @CRLF & _ "25x25" & @CRLF & _ "250x250" & @CRLF & _ "123. 456" & @CRLF & _ "123.456" & @CRLF & _ "123 456" Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYGLOBALFULLMATCH) Local $aFullArray[0] For $i = 0 To UBound($aArray) -1 _ArrayConcatenate($aFullArray, $aArray[$i]) Next $aArray = $aFullArray ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "Result")

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for AutoIt, please visit: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/StringRegExp.htm