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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

Regular Expression
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r"
"
gm

Test String

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Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)(?:(?<=\().+?(?=\))|(?<=\[).+?(?=\]))" Local $sString = "this is a [sample] string " & @CRLF & _ "with [so.me] special ((words)). and he(r)e's [[another! one]] within double brack[ets." & @CRLF & _ "let's finish] this." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "#ver 1 - \[(.*?)\] - catch brackets, stop if nl between brackets" & @CRLF & _ "#ver 2 - \[(.*?]*)\] - same" & @CRLF & _ "#ver 3 - \[([^]]+)\] - same, but catch even if nl between brackets" & @CRLF & _ "#ver 4 - \[([^\[\]]*)\] - same" & @CRLF & _ "#ver 5 - (?<=\[).+?(?=\]) - catch inside the brackets, stops at nl" & @CRLF & _ "#ver 6 - (\[(?:\[??[^\[]*?\])) - same as #3" & @CRLF & _ "#ver 7 - (?<=\[).*?(?=\]) - same as # 5" & @CRLF & _ "#ver 8 - ([[][a-z \s]+[]]) - catch only the first, w/ brackets" & @CRLF & _ "#ver 9 - (?:(?<=\().+?(?=\))|(?<=\[).+?(?=\])) - same as #5 but catch () as well" Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYGLOBALFULLMATCH) Local $aFullArray[0] For $i = 0 To UBound($aArray) -1 _ArrayConcatenate($aFullArray, $aArray[$i]) Next $aArray = $aFullArray ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "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 AutoIt, please visit: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/StringRegExp.htm