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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
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  • Character Classes
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  • Substitution
  • 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]
  • Character class intersection
    [\w&&[^\d]]
  • 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)(https\:\\\/\\\/video2\.+)([a-zA-Z0-9]+)(\.com\\\/key\=+)([a-zA-Z0-9+-]+)(\,end\=[a-zA-Z0-9]+)(\,limit\=3\\\/data\=)([a-zA-Z0-9]+)(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+)(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+)(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+)(\-mv\\\/speed\=[a-zA-Z0-9]+)(\\\/initial\_buffer\=[a-zA-Z0-9]+)(\\\/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)(\\\/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)(\\\/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)(\\\/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+)(\.mp4)" Local $sString = "https:\/\/thumb-v-cl2.xhcdn.com\/a\/UpUWjQ0naov6PDPQutV2gQ\/009\/977\/291\/320x240.3.jpg","platform":"android","duration":726,"fallback":{"fallbackImageClass":"xplayer-fallback-image"},"hlsConfig":{"libSrc":"https:\/\/static-cl.xhcdn.com\/js\/hls.js","maxBufferLength":10,"maxBufferSize":10000000,"maxMaxBufferLength":120},"sources":{"standard":{"vp9":[{"url":"https:\/\/video5.xhcdn.com\/key=ArIS24azT212T7rlq2JYOA,end=1534017600,limit=3\/data=107.12.224.13-mv\/speed=294k\/initial_buffer=657952\/009\/977\/291\/720p.vp9.webm","fallback":"https:\/\/19-14.b.cdn13.com\/009\/977\/291\/720p.vp9.webm?cdn_creation_time=1534003200&cdn_ttl=14400&cdn_bw=294k&cdn_bw_fs=643k&cdn_cv_data=107.12.224.13-mv&cdn_hash=8f32053b3a204e397e1c509d8c55b8c6","quality":"720p","label":"720p","type":"HD"}],"h265":[{"url":"https:\/\/video4.xhcdn.com\/key=USM0qN+ZPKuWvDQ930QxQw,end=1534017600,limit=3\/data=107.12.224.13-mv\/speed=232k\/initial_buffer=657952\/009\/977\/291\/720p.h265.mp4","fallback":"https:\/\/19-13.b.cdn13.com\/009\/977\/291\/720p.h265.mp4?cdn_creation_time=1534003200&cdn_ttl=14400&cdn_bw=232k&cdn_bw_fs=643k&cdn_cv_data=107.12.224.13-mv&cdn_hash=7d666c372589a913757eecc6c2dc11da","quality":"720p","label":"720p","type":"HD"}],"mp4":[{"url":"https:\/\/video2.xhcdn.com\/key=BiIiv7GdsQSuPxg9SRIrbg,end=1534017600,limit=3\/data=107.12.224.13-mv\/speed=464k\/initial_buffer=657952\/009\/977\/291\/720p.h264.mp4","fallback":"https:\/\/19-11.b.cdn13.com\/009\/977\/291\/720p.h264.mp4?cdn_creation_time=1534003200&cdn_ttl=14400&cdn_bw=464k&cdn_bw_fs=643k&cdn_cv_data=107.12.224.13-mv&cdn_hash=7e82410ea292a37c1daaf359699d3953","quality":"720p","label":"720p","type":"HD"},{"url":"https:\/\/video2.xhcdn.com\/key=hpb+W+8whtZRJw+jfMdHUw,end=1534017600,limit=3\/data=107.12.224.13-mv\/speed=242k\/initial_buffer=657952\/009\/977\/291\/480p.h264.mp4","fallback":"https:\/\/19-11.b.cdn13.com\/009\/977\/291\/480p.h264.mp4?cdn_creation_time=1534003200&cdn_ttl=14400&cdn_bw=242k&cdn_bw_fs=643k&cdn_cv_data=107.12.224.13-mv&cdn_hash=49929359209c0d9c6cd7deb8e90ecd22","quality":"480p","label":"480p","type":""},{"url":"https:\/\/video2.xhcdn.com\/key=7geyd-JfggobJpYnpAdaHw,end=1534017600,limit=3\/data=107.12.224.13-mv\/speed=120k\/initial_buffer=657952\/009\/977\/291\/240p.h264.mp4","fallback":"https:\/\/19-11.b.cdn13.com\/009\/977\/291\/240p.h264.mp4?cdn_creation_time=1534003200&cdn_ttl=14400&cdn_bw=120k&cdn_bw_fs=643k&cdn_cv_data=107.12.224.13-mv&cdn_hash=e251646a2b28b9802a3c6570550001bc","quality":"240p","label":"240p","type":""}]}}" 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