import Foundation
let pattern = #"M[^a-zA-Z]*?y[^a-zA-Z]*?M[^a-zA-Z]*?o[^a-zA-Z]*?m[^a-zA-Z]*?s[^a-zA-Z]*?h[^a-zA-Z]*?o[^a-zA-Z]*?u[^a-zA-Z]*?s[^a-zA-Z]*?e"#
let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines)
let testString = ##"""
text 123 ->My Mom's house<- jidjio"
"bla bla ->My8Mo2ms231#43house<- bla bla"
"Test string ->My Mom's' house<- further text" etc.
"wkashhasMdykMomLsfheoousssswQseBswenksd"
"textMy?M?om*s?*hou?*seorsomethingelse
"""##
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