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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 = #",\s*("subresource_uris":.[^}]*[}])"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: [.anchorsMatchLines, .dotMatchesLineSeparators]) let testString = #""" { "first_page_uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/LastMonth.json?PageSize=1000&Page=0", "end": 387, "previous_page_uri": null, "uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/LastMonth.json?PageSize=1000&Page=0", "page_size": 1000, "start": 0, "usage_records": [ { "category": "wireless-usage", "description": "SIM Usage", "account_sid": "ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae", "start_date": "2023-01-01", "end_date": "2023-01-31", "as_of": "2023-02-05T06:53:40+00:00", "count": "0", "count_unit": "units", "usage": "0", "usage_unit": "units", "price": "0", "price_unit": "usd", "api_version": "2010-04-01", "uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/LastMonth.json?Category=wireless-usage&StartDate=2023-01-01&EndDate=2023-01-31", "subresource_uris": { "all_time": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/AllTime.json?Category=wireless-usage", "today": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/Today.json?Category=wireless-usage", "yesterday": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/Yesterday.json?Category=wireless-usage", "this_month": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/ThisMonth.json?Category=wireless-usage", "last_month": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/LastMonth.json?Category=wireless-usage", "daily": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/Daily.json?Category=wireless-usage", "monthly": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/Monthly.json?Category=wireless-usage", "yearly": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/Yearly.json?Category=wireless-usage" } }, { "category": "pv-basic-rooms", "description": "Go Rooms", "account_sid": "ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae", "start_date": "2023-01-01", "end_date": "2023-01-31", "as_of": "2023-02-05T06:53:40+00:00", "count": "0", "count_unit": "", "usage": "0", "usage_unit": "", "price": "0", "price_unit": "usd", "api_version": "2010-04-01", "uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/LastMonth.json?Category=pv-basic-rooms&StartDate=2023-01-01&EndDate=2023-01-31", "subresource_uris": { "all_time": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/AllTime.json?Category=pv-basic-rooms", "today": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/Today.json?Category=pv-basic-rooms", "yesterday": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/Yesterday.json?Category=pv-basic-rooms", "this_month": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/ThisMonth.json?Category=pv-basic-rooms", "last_month": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/LastMonth.json?Category=pv-basic-rooms", "daily": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/Daily.json?Category=pv-basic-rooms", "monthly": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/Monthly.json?Category=pv-basic-rooms", "yearly": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd7a7c24a3c7b0b0ddcde452fd6c18aae/Usage/Records/Yearly.json?Category=pv-basic-rooms" } }, """# 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