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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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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)^([\s]{2,})(?!.*[&@])(.*?)([,{])\n" Local $sString = "#term-header {" & @CRLF & _ " padding: 20px 0 17px;" & @CRLF & _ " margin: 0 10px 30px;" & @CRLF & _ " &::before," & @CRLF & _ " &::after {" & @CRLF & _ " margin-left: -11px;" & @CRLF & _ " border-width: 12px 10.5px 0 10.5px;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " &::before {" & @CRLF & _ " bottom: -12px;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " &::after {" & @CRLF & _ " bottom: -10px;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " h1 {" & @CRLF & _ " font-size: 20px;" & @CRLF & _ " span {" & @CRLF & _ " font-size: 27px;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " dl {" & @CRLF & _ " margin: 20px 0 0;" & @CRLF & _ " dt {" & @CRLF & _ " width: 100px;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " dd {" & @CRLF & _ " font-size: 11px;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ "}" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ ".slick-next," & @CRLF & _ ".slick-prev {" & @CRLF & _ " width: 35px;" & @CRLF & _ " height: 35px;" & @CRLF & _ "}" & @CRLF & _ ".slick-prev {" & @CRLF & _ " left: 5px;" & @CRLF & _ " transform: translate3d(-30px, 0, 0);" & @CRLF & _ " &::after {" & @CRLF & _ " left: 14px;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ "}" & @CRLF & _ ".slick-next {" & @CRLF & _ " right: 5px;" & @CRLF & _ " transform: translate3d(30px, 0, 0);" & @CRLF & _ " &::after {" & @CRLF & _ " right: 14px;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ "}" & @CRLF & _ ".ready.inview {" & @CRLF & _ " .slick-prev {" & @CRLF & _ " &.slick-disabled {" & @CRLF & _ " transform: translate3d(-30px, 0, 0);" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " .slick-next {" & @CRLF & _ " &.slick-disabled {" & @CRLF & _ " transform: translate3d(30px, 0, 0);" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ "}" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ ".wp-editor {" & @CRLF & _ " font-family: var(--fontFamily);" & @CRLF & _ " font-size: var(--fontSize);" & @CRLF & _ " line-height: var(--lineHeight);" & @CRLF & _ " & h3," & @CRLF & _ " & h4," & @CRLF & _ " & p {" & @CRLF & _ " margin: var(--wpEditorMargin) 0;" & @CRLF & _ " overflow: hidden;" & @CRLF & _ " &:first-child {" & @CRLF & _ " margin-top: 0;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " &:last-child {" & @CRLF & _ " margin-bottom: 0;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " & h3 {" & @CRLF & _ " font-size: 14px;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " & h4 {" & @CRLF & _ " font-size: 13px;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " & a {" & @CRLF & _ " color: var(--linkColor);" & @CRLF & _ " text-decoration: underline;" & @CRLF & _ " &:hover {" & @CRLF & _ " text-decoration: none;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " & img {" & @CRLF & _ " max-width: 100%;" & @CRLF & _ " height: auto;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " & blockquote {" & @CRLF & _ " padding-left: 15px;" & @CRLF & _ " margin: var(--wpEditorMargin) 0;" & @CRLF & _ " font-weight: bold;" & @CRLF & _ " border-left: 5px solid var(--borderColor);" & @CRLF & _ " @media (--viewport-medium) {" & @CRLF & _ " padding-left: 35px;" & @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")

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