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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 = #"" *\R(*SKIP)(*FAIL)|\R"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines) let testString = #""" "39901","0002286898","88","ACTUALS","TO RECORD ACCRUED LIABILITIES FOR GOODS OR SERVICES RECEIVED AT JUNE 30 2016 PER ATTACHED SCHEDULE. FOR 39901, IU journal 2297455 CONTACT: [NAME PHONE NUMBER] / [NAME PHONE NUMBER]","LA","34000000","Accrued Liabilities","","11000","","","","","","","","","","","","","2017","1","191313.130","07/28/2016","07/01/2016","","Accrued Liabilities","" "39901","0002290128","7","ACTUALS","To record accrued liabilities for goods or services received at June 30, 2016 per the attached schedule. Contact [NAME PHONE NUMBER EMAIL] or [NAME PHONE NUMBER EMAIL]","LA","34000000","Accrued Liabilities","","11000","","","","","","","","","","","","","2017","1","2556242.170","07/31/2016","07/01/2016","","Accrued Liabilities","" "39901","0002291224","37","ACTUALS","TO RECORD ACCRUED LIABILITIES FOR GOODS OR SERVICES RECEIVED AT JUNE 30 PER THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE. FOR 34530, CONTACT: [NAME PHONE NUMBER EMAIL]","LA","34000000","Accrued Liabilities","","11000","","","","","","","","","","","","","2017","1","3010262.140","07/27/2016","07/01/2016","","Accrued Liabilities","" "39901","0002291259","2","ACTUALS","TO RECORD ACCRUED LIABILITIES FOR GOODS OR SERVICES RECEIVED AT JUNE 30 PER THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE. FOR 34571, CONTACT: [NAME PHONE NUMBER] / [NAME PHONE NUMBER]","LA","34000000","Accrued Liabilities","","11000","","","","","","","","","","","","","2017","1","38140.260","07/27/2016","07/01/2016","","Accrued Liabilities","" "39901","0002291336","12","ACTUALS","TO RECORD ACCRUED LIABILITIES FOR GOODS OR SERVICES RECEIVED AT JUNE 30 PER ATTACHED SCHEDULE. FOR 345.20","LA","34000000","Accrued Liabilities","","11000","","","","","","","","","","","","","2017","1","2768000.000","08/01/2016","07/01/2016","","Accrued Liabilities","" """# let stringRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: testString.utf16.count) let substitutionString = #""# 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