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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]
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    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
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    \S
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    \d
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    \D
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    \w
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    \W
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    (?:...)
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  • Zero or one of a
    a?
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    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
    ^
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    $
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    \b
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    \B

Regular Expression

/
/
g

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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?<!\{)\{([^\s}]+)\}(?!\})" Local $sString = "<?php" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "return" & @CRLF & _ "[" & @CRLF & _ " 'server'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'host'=> 'smtp.saluddigital.net'," & @CRLF & _ " //'helo'=> url('domain')," & @CRLF & _ " 'username'=> 'php7@saluddigital.net'," & @CRLF & _ " 'password'=> 'x5~JkKU+X(NY4R$C'," & @CRLF & _ " 'port'=> '25'," & @CRLF & _ " 'charset'=> '{\web.charset}'," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " 'mails'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " // Para especificar varias direcciones, separarlas por comas" & @CRLF & _ " // Para especificar un nombre para una dirección, usamos el formato" & @CRLF & _ " // estándard nombre <email>, <email>." & @CRLF & _ " // Ejemplos:" & @CRLF & _ " // 'jatubio@saluddigital.net'" & @CRLF & _ " // 'Andrés Pozo <apozo@saluddigital.net>, ergon@saluddigital.net'" & @CRLF & _ " //" & @CRLF & _ " // Usar {domain} para sustituirlo por el dominio actual" & @CRLF & _ " 'default'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'asunto'=> '{\web.titulo}'," & @CRLF & _ " 'from'=> '{\web.titulo} <info@[url domain]>'," & @CRLF & _ " 'replyto'=> ''," & @CRLF & _ " // Poner siempre en copia" & @CRLF & _ " 'cc'=> ''," & @CRLF & _ " // Poner siempre en copia oculta" & @CRLF & _ " 'cco'=> ''," & @CRLF & _ " // Direcciones para enviar la copia de administración" & @CRLF & _ " 'admin'=> 'jatubio@saluddigital.net'," & @CRLF & _ " // Activar/Desactivar la copia de administración" & @CRLF & _ " 'adminsend'=> true," & @CRLF & _ " // Enviar una copia si está activado el flag de debug" & @CRLF & _ " 'debug'=> 'jatubio@saluddigital.net'," & @CRLF & _ " // Activar/Desactivar la copia de debug" & @CRLF & _ " 'debugsend'=> true," & @CRLF & _ " // Modificar alguna de las opciones anteriores si cumple el filtro" & @CRLF & _ " 'filtros'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'paises'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'filtro'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'Pais'=>'España'," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " 'opciones'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'asunto'=>'Hola desde España'," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " // Formulario de contacto" & @CRLF & _ " 'contacto'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'asunto'=> 'Contacto desde {\web.titulo}'," & @CRLF & _ " 'from'=> '{\web.titulo} <contacto@[url domain]>'," & @CRLF & _ " // Campos a incluir en el [repetir datos]" & @CRLF & _ " // Si está vacío, se incluyen todos" & @CRLF & _ " 'campos'=> ['Nombre', 'Apellidos', 'Telefono', 'EMail', 'Pais', 'Curso', 'Comentario']," & @CRLF & _ " 'campoTo' => 'Nombre <EMail>'," & @CRLF & _ " //template=> 'contacto'," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " 'templates'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'base'=>'General'," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ "];" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "//--------------------------------------------------------------------" & @CRLF & _ "//--------------------------------------------------------------------" & @CRLF & _ "// Ejemplos" & @CRLF & _ "//--------------------------------------------------------------------" & @CRLF & _ "//--------------------------------------------------------------------" & @CRLF & _ "return" & @CRLF & _ "[" & @CRLF & _ " 'server'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'host'=> 'smtp.saluddigital.net'," & @CRLF & _ " 'helo'=> url('domain')," & @CRLF & _ " 'username'=> 'php7@saluddigital.net'," & @CRLF & _ " 'password'=> 'x5~JkKU+X(NY4R$C'," & @CRLF & _ " 'port'=> '25'," & @CRLF & _ " 'charset'=> '{\web.charset}'," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " // Para especificar varias direcciones, separarlas por comas" & @CRLF & _ " // Para especificar un nombre para una dirección, usamos el formato" & @CRLF & _ " // nombre=>email." & @CRLF & _ " // Ejemplos:" & @CRLF & _ " // 'jatubio@saluddigital.net'" & @CRLF & _ " // 'Andrés Pozo=>apozo@saluddigital.net, ergon@saluddigital.net'" & @CRLF & _ " 'default'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'asunto'=> '{\web.titulo}'," & @CRLF & _ " 'from'=> '{\web.titulo}=>info@[url domain]'," & @CRLF & _ " 'replyto'=> ''," & @CRLF & _ " // Poner siempre en copia" & @CRLF & _ " 'cc'=> ''," & @CRLF & _ " // Poner siempre en copia oculta" & @CRLF & _ " 'cco'=> ''," & @CRLF & _ " // Direcciones para enviar la copia de administración" & @CRLF & _ " 'admin'=> 'jatubio@saluddigital.net'," & @CRLF & _ " // Activar/Desactivar la copia de administración" & @CRLF & _ " 'adminsend'=> true," & @CRLF & _ " // Enviar una copia si está activado el flag de debug" & @CRLF & _ " 'debug'=> 'jatubio@gmail.com'," & @CRLF & _ " // Activar/Desactivar la copia de debug" & @CRLF & _ " 'debugsend'=> true," & @CRLF & _ " // Modificar alguna de las opciones anteriores si cumple el filtro" & @CRLF & _ " 'filtros'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'paises'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'filtro'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'Pais'=>'España'," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " 'opciones'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'asunto'=>'Hola desde España'," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " 'cursos' => [" & @CRLF & _ " 'filtro'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'Curso'=>'Consulta General'," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " 'opciones'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'cco'=>'consultas@gmai.com'," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " ]" & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " // Formulario de contacto" & @CRLF & _ " 'contacto'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'asunto'=> 'Contacto desde {\web.titulo}'," & @CRLF & _ " 'from'=> '{\web.titulo} <contacto@[url domain]>'," & @CRLF & _ " 'filtros'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'paises'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'filtro'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'Pais'=>'Costa Rica, Francia, Perú'," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " 'opciones'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'asunto'=>'Hola desde Costa Rica'," & @CRLF & _ " 'from'=> '{\web.titulo" & @CRLF & _ "} <costarica@[url domain]>'," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " 'activo'=> false," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " 'casos'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'filtro'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'NumCaso'=>'1, 8, 10'," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " 'opciones'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " '{{asunto}}'=>'Consulta sobre un caso'," & @CRLF & _ " 'cc'=> 'especialista@gmail.com'," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " 'cursos'=> [" & @CRLF & _ " 'activo'=> false," & @CRLF & _ " ]" & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ "];" 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")

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