import Foundation
let pattern = #"<section.*id="section[\d]*"[\s\S]*?<\/section>"#
let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines)
let testString = #"""
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Whatever</title>
</head>
<body>
<section class="all-classes" id="section1-do-not-remove-section">
content2
content
</section>
<section class="all-classes" id="section2">
content
content2
</section>
</body>
<section class="all-classes" id="section3">
content
<div class="all-classes" id="section4">
anything
whatever
</div>
</section>
<section class="all-classes" id="section5-do-not-remove-section">
content
</section>
<section class="all-classes" id="section6">
content
</section>
<section class="all-classes" id="section7">
content
</section>
"""#
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