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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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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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import Foundation let pattern = #"^\s+,?\[([A-Za-z0-9]+)\]\s=\s([A-Za-z0-9\@]+),?"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines) let testString = #""" [UserLoginName] = @UserLoginName, ,[UserExternalId] = @UserExternalId ,[UserName] = @UserName ,[Password] = @Password ,[IsWindowsUser] = @IsWindowsUser ,[Active] = @IsActive ,[MustChangePassword] = @MustChangePassword ,[PasswordExp] = @PasswordExp ,[PasswordModifiedDate] = @PasswordModifiedDate ,[PasswordPolicyName] = @PasswordPolicyName ,[LoginTry] = @LoginTry ,[PermissionsRefreshDate] = @PermissionsRefreshDate ,[FirstName] = @FirstName ,[LastName] = @LastName ,[EmailAddress] = @EmailAddress ,[DefaultStoreId] = @DefaultStoreId ,[EmployeeNumber] = @EmployeeNumber ,[Phone] = @Phone ,[MobilePhone] = @MobilePhone ,[Address1] = @Address1 ,[Address2] = @Address2 ,[PostalCode] = @PostalCode ,[PostalAddress] = @PostalAddress ,[Title] = @Title ,[Language] = @Language ,[BirthDate] = @BirthDate ,[EmploymentDate] = @EmploymentDate ,[ResignationDate] = @ResignationDate ,[BankaccountNo] = @BankaccountNo ,[SocialSecurityNo] = @SocialSecurityNo ,[Comment] = @Comment ,[Country] = @Country ,[vudGUID] = @VudGUID ,[CreatedByUserId] = @CreatedByUserId ,[ModifiedByUserId] = @ModifiedByUserId ,[CreatedDate] = @CreatedDate ,[ModifiedDate] = @ModifiedDate ,[UseSingleSignOn] = @UseSingleSignOn ,[Salt] = @Salt ,[IsSystemUser] = @IsSystemUser """# let stringRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: testString.utf16.count) let substitutionString = #"[\1] = ISNULL(\2, [\1]),"# let result = regex.stringByReplacingMatches(in: testString, range: stringRange, withTemplate: substitutionString) 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