Regular Expressions 101

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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
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    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
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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
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

Regular Expression

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gm

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Code Generator

Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)^/+\R\K(?:(?!/+$|\d+(?:,\d+)*\R\d+(?:,\d+)*$).*\R)*\d+(?:,\d+)*(?:\R\d+(?:,\d+)*)+(?:\R(?!/+$).*)*(?=\R/+$)" Local $sString = "/////////////////////////" & @CRLF & _ "Mitnhnhnksmuion" & @CRLF & _ "2,687,064" & @CRLF & _ "Etyjyjes" & @CRLF & _ "1,897,331" & @CRLF & _ "Pihjloyd" & @CRLF & _ "1,466,137" & @CRLF & _ "Edddlnnnnney" & @CRLF & _ "1,297,624" & @CRLF & _ "Thjtyjkujkes" & @CRLF & _ "1,241,307" & @CRLF & _ "Fnnhhnac" & @CRLF & _ "1,159,710" & @CRLF & _ "AfdBhhhghghBA" & @CRLF & _ "1,113,062" & @CRLF & _ "Elnhhyhjkukjhn" & @CRLF & _ "1,023,500" & @CRLF & _ "Bggggggel" & @CRLF & _ "1,009,075" & @CRLF & _ "Letjyjnhhtrh" & @CRLF & _ "991,284" & @CRLF & _ "Bahtyjtjyjd" & @CRLF & _ "849,265" & @CRLF & _ "1980Q4" & @CRLF & _ "/////////////////////////" & @CRLF & _ "Eayes" & @CRLF & _ "4,228,223" & @CRLF & _ "Elhyjtyjey" & @CRLF & _ "1,456,729" & @CRLF & _ "1,412,750" & @CRLF & _ "Lein" & @CRLF & _ "243" & @CRLF & _ "184" & @CRLF & _ "AA" & @CRLF & _ "1,129" & @CRLF & _ "672" & @CRLF & _ "Elejntyj345hn" & @CRLF & _ "002,570" & @CRLF & _ "Neerthty34ond" & @CRLF & _ "916" & @CRLF & _ "78" & @CRLF & _ "Biwertetoel" & @CRLF & _ "910,353" & @CRLF & _ "Qen" & @CRLF & _ "874,812" & @CRLF & _ "Bs" & @CRLF & _ "877,293" & @CRLF & _ "Pyd" & @CRLF & _ "850,146" & @CRLF & _ "1978Q1" & @CRLF & _ "/////////////////////////" & @CRLF & _ "Mteichrtertson" & @CRLF & _ "2,747,969" & @CRLF & _ "Eatertglertees" & @CRLF & _ "1,885,332" & @CRLF & _ "Pirtertd" & @CRLF & _ "1,490,156" & @CRLF & _ "Elverts" & @CRLF & _ "1,295,789" & @CRLF & _ "TtrrheBerteaerttles" & @CRLF & _ "1,239,194" & @CRLF & _ "Fleterteter" & @CRLF & _ "1,156,907" & @CRLF & _ "ABB" & @CRLF & _ "1,117,183" & @CRLF & _ "E" & @CRLF & _ "1,027,583" & @CRLF & _ "Bi" & @CRLF & _ "1,010,372" & @CRLF & _ "LedZ" & @CRLF & _ "987,821" & @CRLF & _ "Barb" & @CRLF & _ "850,687" & @CRLF & _ "1980Q4" & @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")

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