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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 = "(?x)# Anchor the pattern so we do the duplicate scan only once" & @CRLF & _ "\A" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "# For each letter, test to see if it's duplicated in the input string" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^a]*+a[^a]*a)(?<da>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^b]*+b[^b]*b)(?<db>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^c]*+c[^c]*c)(?<dc>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^d]*+d[^d]*d)(?<dd>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^e]*+e[^e]*e)(?<de>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^f]*+f[^f]*f)(?<df>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^g]*+g[^g]*g)(?<dg>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^h]*+h[^h]*h)(?<dh>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^i]*+i[^i]*i)(?<di>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^j]*+j[^j]*j)(?<dj>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^k]*+k[^k]*k)(?<dk>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^l]*+l[^l]*l)(?<dl>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^m]*+m[^m]*m)(?<dm>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^n]*+n[^n]*n)(?<dn>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^o]*+o[^o]*o)(?<do>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^p]*+p[^p]*p)(?<dp>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^q]*+q[^q]*q)(?<dq>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^r]*+r[^r]*r)(?<dr>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^s]*+s[^s]*s)(?<ds>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^t]*+t[^t]*t)(?<dt>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^u]*+u[^u]*u)(?<du>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^v]*+v[^v]*v)(?<dv>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^w]*+w[^w]*w)(?<dw>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^x]*+x[^x]*x)(?<dx>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^y]*+y[^y]*y)(?<dy>))" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?=[^z]*+z[^z]*z)(?<dz>))" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "# Skip any duplicated letter and throw it away" & @CRLF & _ "[a-z]*?\K" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "# Check if the next letter is a duplicate" & @CRLF & _ "(?:" & @CRLF & _ " a (*THEN) (?(da)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| b (*THEN) (?(db)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| c (*THEN) (?(dc)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| d (*THEN) (?(dd)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| e (*THEN) (?(de)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| f (*THEN) (?(df)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| g (*THEN) (?(dg)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| h (*THEN) (?(dh)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| i (*THEN) (?(di)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| j (*THEN) (?(dj)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| k (*THEN) (?(dk)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| l (*THEN) (?(dl)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| m (*THEN) (?(dm)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| n (*THEN) (?(dn)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| o (*THEN) (?(do)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| p (*THEN) (?(dp)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| q (*THEN) (?(dq)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| r (*THEN) (?(dr)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| s (*THEN) (?(ds)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| t (*THEN) (?(dt)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| u (*THEN) (?(du)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| v (*THEN) (?(dv)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| w (*THEN) (?(dw)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| x (*THEN) (?(dx)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| y (*THEN) (?(dy)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ "| z (*THEN) (?(dz)(*FAIL))" & @CRLF & _ ")" & @CRLF & _ "" Local $sString = "hahxyza" Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYFULLMATCH) ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($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