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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

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import Foundation // WARNING: You included a flag that Swift doesn't support: u // When this flag is set, it makes the pattern and subject strings to be treated as unicode. // Swift already treats the pattern and subject strings as unicode by default, so including this flag is redundant. let pattern = #"(?=(?:(?:\\x1b\[[0-9;]+m)?.){80})(?:(?:\\x1b\[[0-9;]+m)?.){0,80}\K "# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern) let testString = #"Morbi leo risus, \x1b[34;1mporta ac consectetur\x1b[39;22m ac, vestibulum at eros. Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur. Nullam id dolor id nibh ultricies vehicula ut id elit. Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur. Curabitur blandit tempus porttitor."# let stringRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: testString.utf16.count) let substitutionString = #"\n"# let result = regex.stringByReplacingMatches(in: testString, range: stringRange, withTemplate: substitutionString) print(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 Swift 5.2, please visit: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nsregularexpression