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 = #"\?sciper=([0-9]{1,})[^0-9]>(.*?)<\/a>"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines) let testString = #""" <!-- ceci est une version anonymisée de https://cadiwww.epfl.ch/listes?groupe=epfl-dojo --> <html> <head> <title>Liste <a href="mailto:noreply@epfl.ch">noreply@epfl.ch</a> (15 personnes) :</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.epfl.ch/styles/dynastyle.php" media="screen"> </head> <body bgcolor="white"> <h3>Liste <a href="mailto:noreply@epfl.ch">noreply@epfl.ch</a> (15 personnes) :</h3> <ul> <a href="/listes?sciper=162141">Prentice Anna</a><br> <a href="/listes?sciper=191824">Reuben Katy</a><br> <a href="/listes?sciper=117417">Jodi Edwige</a><br> <a href="/listes?sciper=183535">Roger Gaétane</a><br> <a href="/listes?sciper=177895">James Laurent</a><br> <a href="/listes?sciper=127103">Gilmore Jean-Daniel</a><br> <a href="/listes?sciper=169419">Thorpe Nicolas</a><br> <a href="/listes?sciper=184984">Parris Billie-Jo</a><br> <a href="/listes?sciper=183672">Horner Barbara</a><br> <a href="/listes?sciper=152148">Daniels Moïse</a><br> <a href="/listes?sciper=157966">Lott Noah</a><br> <a href="/listes?sciper=174223">Ester Polly</a><br> <a href="/listes?sciper=162990">Bull Terry</a><br> <a href="/listes?sciper=103088">White E. Pearl</a><br> <a href="/listes?sciper=156713">Peace Warren</a><br> </ul> </body> </html> """# 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