import Foundation
let pattern = #"{[^}]*name:[^}]*\bthe\b[^}]*}"#
let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .caseInsensitive)
let testString = #"""
{
id: 1
locID: A
tStart: 17:10:00
tEnd: 17:35:00
name: the man 45
text: Lorum Ipsum
}
{
id: 2
locID: A
tStart: 17:11:00
tEnd: 17:12:00
name: Frank
text: Lorum Ipsum
}
{
id: 3
locID: A
tStart: 17:11:00
tEnd: 17:14:00
name: there Frank
text: Lorum Ipsum
}
{
id: 4
locID: B
tStart: 17:51:00
tEnd: 17:56:00
name: the woman 2
text: Lorum Ipsum
}
{
id: 5
locID: A
tStart: 17:11:00
tEnd: 16:11:00
name: the man with the golden gun
text: Lorum Ipsum
}
{
id: 6
locID: C
tStart: 17:11:00
tEnd: 17:11:00
name: the woman with the dragon tattoo
text: Lorum Ipsum
}
{
id: 7
locID: A
tStart: 17:15:00
tEnd: 17:15:00
name: Jo
text: Lorum Ipsum
}
"""#
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