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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
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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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    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
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    \B

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import Foundation let pattern = #"([^[.]+)([.])([^_.]+)_"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines) let testString = #""" [BillingFunctions.requestGprsTariff] [BillingFunctions.requestGprsTariff] [BillingFunctions.requestGprsTariff] [BillingFunctions.requestSmsTariff] [BillingFunctions.requestSmsTariff] [BillingFunctions.requestSmsTariff]] [BillingFunctions.requestVoiceTariff] [BillingFunctions.requestVoiceTariff] [BillingFunctions.requestVoiceTariff] [GprsGxService.onStart] [GprsGxService.onStart] [GprsGxService.onStart] [GprsGxService.onStart_ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGxService.onStart_ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGxService.onStart_ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGxService.onStart_CARD_ACTIVATED_IN_PROGRESS] [GprsGxService.onStart_CARD_ACTIVATED_IN_PROGRESS] [GprsGxService.onStart_CARD_ACTIVATED_IN_PROGRESS] [GprsGxService.onStart_CARD_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGxService.onStart_CARD_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGxService.onStart_CARD_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGxService.onStart_FAKE_NUMBER] [GprsGxService.onStart_FAKE_NUMBER] [GprsGxService.onStart_FAKE_NUMBER] [GprsGxService.onStart_IMEI_NOT_MATCH_SPECIFIED] [GprsGxService.onStart_IMEI_NOT_MATCH_SPECIFIED] [GprsGxService.onStart_IMEI_NOT_MATCH_SPECIFIED] [GprsGxService.onStart_INTERNAL_ERROR] [GprsGxService.onStart_INTERNAL_ERROR] [GprsGxService.onStart_INTERNAL_ERROR] [GprsGxService.onStart_NO_MONEY] [GprsGxService.onStart_NO_MONEY] [GprsGxService.onStart_NO_MONEY] [GprsGxService.onStart_OBJECT_BUSY] [GprsGxService.onStart_OBJECT_BUSY] [GprsGxService.onStart_OBJECT_BUSY] [GprsGxService.onStart_OK] [GprsGxService.onStart_OK] [GprsGxService.onStart_OK] [GprsGxService.onStart_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGxService.onStart_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGxService.onStart_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGxService.onStart_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [GprsGxService.onStart_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [GprsGxService.onStart_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [GprsGxService.onStart_TARIFF_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGxService.onStart_TARIFF_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGxService.onStart_TARIFF_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGxService.onStart_UNSUITABLE_CARD_STATE] [GprsGxService.onStart_UNSUITABLE_CARD_STATE] [GprsGxService.onStart_UNSUITABLE_CARD_STATE] [GprsGxService.onStop] [GprsGxService.onStop] [GprsGxService.onStop] [GprsGxService.onStop_OK] [GprsGxService.onStop_OK] [GprsGxService.onStop_OK] [GprsGxService.onStop_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGxService.onStop_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGxService.onStop_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGxService.onUpdate] [GprsGxService.onUpdate] [GprsGxService.onUpdate] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_ACCESS_DENIED] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_ACCESS_DENIED] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_ACCESS_DENIED] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_FORCED_BREAK_SESSION] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_FORCED_BREAK_SESSION] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_FORCED_BREAK_SESSION] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_NO_MONEY] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_NO_MONEY] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_NO_MONEY] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_OK] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_OK] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_OK] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [GprsGxService.onUpdate_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [GprsGxSession] [GprsGxSession] [GprsGxSession] [GprsGyService.onStart] [GprsGyService.onStart] [GprsGyService.onStart] [GprsGyService.onStart_ACCESS_DENIED] [GprsGyService.onStart_ACCESS_DENIED] [GprsGyService.onStart_ACCESS_DENIED] [GprsGyService.onStart_CARD_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGyService.onStart_CARD_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGyService.onStart_CARD_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGyService.onStart_GX_SESSION_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGyService.onStart_GX_SESSION_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGyService.onStart_GX_SESSION_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGyService.onStart_INTERNAL_ERROR] [GprsGyService.onStart_INTERNAL_ERROR] [GprsGyService.onStart_INTERNAL_ERROR] [GprsGyService.onStart_INVALID_TARIFF_CONFIGURATION] [GprsGyService.onStart_INVALID_TARIFF_CONFIGURATION] [GprsGyService.onStart_INVALID_TARIFF_CONFIGURATION] [GprsGyService.onStart_NO_MONEY] [GprsGyService.onStart_NO_MONEY] [GprsGyService.onStart_NO_MONEY] [GprsGyService.onStart_OBJECT_BUSY] [GprsGyService.onStart_OBJECT_BUSY] [GprsGyService.onStart_OBJECT_BUSY] [GprsGyService.onStart_OK] [GprsGyService.onStart_OK] [GprsGyService.onStart_OK] [GprsGyService.onStart_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGyService.onStart_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGyService.onStart_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGyService.onStart_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [GprsGyService.onStart_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [GprsGyService.onStart_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [GprsGyService.onStart_SESSION_ALREADY_EXISTS] [GprsGyService.onStart_SESSION_ALREADY_EXISTS] [GprsGyService.onStart_SESSION_ALREADY_EXISTS] [GprsGyService.onStop] [GprsGyService.onStop] [GprsGyService.onStop] [GprsGyService.onStop_INTERNAL_ERROR] [GprsGyService.onStop_INTERNAL_ERROR] [GprsGyService.onStop_INTERNAL_ERROR] [GprsGyService.onStop_OK] [GprsGyService.onStop_OK] [GprsGyService.onStop_OK] [GprsGyService.onStop_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGyService.onStop_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGyService.onStop_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGyService.onUpdate] [GprsGyService.onUpdate] [GprsGyService.onUpdate] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_ACCESS_DENIED] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_ACCESS_DENIED] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_ACCESS_DENIED] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_INTERNAL_ERROR] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_INTERNAL_ERROR] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_INTERNAL_ERROR] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_INVALID_TARIFF_CONFIGURATION] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_INVALID_TARIFF_CONFIGURATION] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_INVALID_TARIFF_CONFIGURATION] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_NO_MONEY] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_NO_MONEY] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_NO_MONEY] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_OBJECT_BUSY] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_OBJECT_BUSY] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_OBJECT_BUSY] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_OK] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_OK] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_OK] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_SESSION_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_SESSION_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGyService.onUpdate_SESSION_NOT_FOUND] [GprsGySession] [GprsGySession] [GprsGySession] [Queue] [Queue] [Queue] [SmsService.onCommit] [SmsService.onCommit] [SmsService.onCommit] [SmsService.onCommit_OK] [SmsService.onCommit_OK] [SmsService.onCommit_OK] [SmsService.onCommit_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [SmsService.onCommit_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [SmsService.onCommit_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [SmsService.onRequest] [SmsService.onRequest] [SmsService.onRequest] [SmsService.onRequest_CARD_ACTIVATED_IN_PROGRESS] [SmsService.onRequest_CARD_ACTIVATED_IN_PROGRESS] [SmsService.onRequest_CARD_ACTIVATED_IN_PROGRESS] [SmsService.onRequest_CARD_NOT_FOUND] [SmsService.onRequest_CARD_NOT_FOUND] [SmsService.onRequest_CARD_NOT_FOUND] [SmsService.onRequest_IMEI_NOT_MATCH_SPECIFIED] [SmsService.onRequest_IMEI_NOT_MATCH_SPECIFIED] [SmsService.onRequest_IMEI_NOT_MATCH_SPECIFIED] [SmsService.onRequest_NO_MONEY] [SmsService.onRequest_NO_MONEY] [SmsService.onRequest_NO_MONEY] [SmsService.onRequest_OK] [SmsService.onRequest_OK] [SmsService.onRequest_OK] [SmsService.onRequest_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [SmsService.onRequest_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [SmsService.onRequest_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [SmsService.onRequest_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [SmsService.onRequest_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [SmsService.onRequest_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [SmsService.onRequest_TARIFF_NOT_FOUND] [SmsService.onRequest_TARIFF_NOT_FOUND] [SmsService.onRequest_TARIFF_NOT_FOUND] [SmsSession] [SmsSession] [SmsSession] [VoiceService.onStart] [VoiceService.onStart] [VoiceService.onStart] [VoiceService.onStart_CARD_ACTIVATED_IN_PROGRESS] [VoiceService.onStart_CARD_ACTIVATED_IN_PROGRESS] [VoiceService.onStart_CARD_ACTIVATED_IN_PROGRESS] [VoiceService.onStart_NO_MONEY] [VoiceService.onStart_NO_MONEY] [VoiceService.onStart_NO_MONEY] [VoiceService.onStart_OBJECT_BUSY] [VoiceService.onStart_OBJECT_BUSY] [VoiceService.onStart_OBJECT_BUSY] [VoiceService.onStart_OK] [VoiceService.onStart_OK] [VoiceService.onStart_OK] [VoiceService.onStart_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [VoiceService.onStart_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [VoiceService.onStart_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [VoiceService.onStart_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [VoiceService.onStart_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [VoiceService.onStart_SERVICE_IS_BLOCKED] [VoiceService.onStart_TARIFF_NOT_FOUND] [VoiceService.onStart_TARIFF_NOT_FOUND] [VoiceService.onStart_TARIFF_NOT_FOUND] [VoiceService.onStart_UNSUITABLE_CARD_STATE] [VoiceService.onStart_UNSUITABLE_CARD_STATE] [VoiceService.onStart_UNSUITABLE_CARD_STATE] [VoiceService.onStop] [VoiceService.onStop] [VoiceService.onStop] [VoiceService.onStop_OK] [VoiceService.onStop_OK] [VoiceService.onStop_OK] [VoiceService.onStop_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [VoiceService.onStop_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [VoiceService.onStop_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [VoiceService.onUpdate] [VoiceService.onUpdate] [VoiceService.onUpdate] [VoiceService.onUpdate_OK] [VoiceService.onUpdate_OK] [VoiceService.onUpdate_OK] [VoiceService.onUpdate_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [VoiceService.onUpdate_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [VoiceService.onUpdate_SERVER_OVERLOADED] [VoiceSession] [VoiceSession] [VoiceSession] """# 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