Regular Expressions 101

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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • Anchors
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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 let pattern = #""" ((http:\/\/(soundcloud\.com\/.*|soundcloud\.com\/.*\/.*|soundcloud\.com\/.*\/sets\/.*|soundcloud\.com\/groups\/.*|snd\.sc\/.*))|(https:\/\/(soundcloud\.com\/.*|soundcloud\.com\/.*\/.*|soundcloud\.com\/.*\/sets\/.*|soundcloud\.com\/groups\/.*))) """# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .caseInsensitive) let testString = #""" Some useless text : Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ex rebus enim timiditas, non ex vocabulis nascitur. At miser, si in flagitiosa et vitiosa vita afflueret voluptatibus. Sin dicit obscurari quaedam nec apparere, quia valde parva sint, nos quoque concedimus; Duo Reges: constructio interrete. Qui autem esse poteris, nisi te amor ipse ceperit? Cum ageremus, inquit, vitae beatum et eundem supremum diem, scribebamus haec. Teneo, inquit, finem illi videri nihil dolere. Memini vero, inquam; https://soundcloud.com/hummus-records-1/sets/louis-jucker-some-of-the-missing-ones https://soundcloud.com/hummus-records-1/01-nevborn-sending-a-message?in=hummus-records-1/sets/nevborn Iubet igitur nos Pythius Apollo noscere nosmet ipsos. Aeque enim contingit omnibus fidibus, ut incontentae sint. An vero, inquit, https://soundcloud.com/hummus-records-1/sets/schwarz-1 quisquam potest probare, quod perceptfum, quod. Sed ad illum redeo. Sapientem locupletat ipsa natura, cuius divitias Epicurus parabiles esse docuit. Tamen a proposito, inquam, aberramus. Sint modo partes vitae beatae. Duarum enim vitarum nobis erunt instituta capienda. asd http://snd.sc/yp6VMo http://asd.ch asdf """# let stringRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: testString.utf16.count) let matches = regex.matches(in: testString, range: stringRange) var result: [[String]] = [] for match in matches { var groups: [String] = [] for rangeIndex in 1 ..< match.numberOfRanges { let nsRange = match.range(at: rangeIndex) guard !NSEqualRanges(nsRange, NSMakeRange(NSNotFound, 0)) else { continue } let string = (testString as NSString).substring(with: nsRange) groups.append(string) } if !groups.isEmpty { result.append(groups) } } 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