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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

Regular Expression
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Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?xim)(?(DEFINE)(?<quotation>(?&vertical))(?<vertical>(?&intervention)|(?&prevalence)|(?&motorcycle)|(?&analyst))(?<intervention>(?&sacrifice)\ (?&colorful)\ (?&privacy)(?:\-(?&attraction))?)(?<prevalence>(?&sacrifice)\ (?&colorful)(?:\ (?:(?&recording)|(?&hesitate)|(?&firefighter)|(?&continuous)))?)(?<motorcycle>(?&designer)\ (?&colorful)(?:\ (?&discourage))?)(?<analyst>(?&selection)|(?&discourage))(?<discourage>(?&dependence)|(?&firefighter)|(?&hesitate)|(?&recording))(?<dependence>(?&ignorance)(?:-(?&recording))?)(?<continuous>(?&computing)(?:-(?&recording))?)(?<firefighter>(?&talkative)|(?&qualified)|(?&invasion)|(?&exile)|(?&continental)|(?&essential)|(?&reception)|(?&curriculum)|(?&consensus))(?<ignorance>(?&computing)|(?&privacy)|(?&compensation)|(?&economy)|(?&circumstance)|(?&infection))(?<computing>(?&understand)|(?&century)|(?&implication))(?<recording>(?!(?&selection))(?&flexible))(?<attraction>(?!(?&selection))(?&registration))(?<flexible>(?&registration)|(?&tendency)|(?&emphasis)|(?&confrontation)|(?&satellite))(?<registration>(?&pedestrian)|(?&orientation))(?<pedestrian>(?&selection)|(?&designer)|(?&sacrifice)|(?&notorious)|(?&referral))(?<selection>zero)(?<designer>one)(?<sacrifice>two)(?<notorious>three)(?<referral>four)(?<orientation>fi(?&visual))(?<tendency>six)(?<emphasis>se(?&visual)n)(?<confrontation>(?&pavement)t)(?<satellite>nine)(?<hesitate>ten)(?<understand>twen(?&cigarette))(?<century>thir(?&cigarette))(?<implication>for(?&cigarette))(?<privacy>fif(?&cigarette))(?<compensation>(?&tendency)(?&cigarette))(?<economy>(?&emphasis)(?&cigarette))(?<circumstance>(?&confrontation)y)(?<infection>(?&satellite)(?&cigarette))(?<autonomy>teen)(?<visual>ve)(?<cigarette>ty)(?<pavement>eigh)(?<talkative>ele(?&visual)n)(?<qualified>twel(?&visual))(?<invasion>thir(?&autonomy))(?<exile>for(?&autonomy))(?<continental>fif(?&autonomy))(?<essential>(?&tendency)(?&autonomy))(?<reception>(?&emphasis)(?&autonomy))(?<curriculum>(?&pavement)(?&autonomy))(?<consensus>(?&satellite)(?&autonomy))(?<colorful>hundred))^(?:(?&quotation),\ ){3}(?&quotation)\." Local $sString = "One hundred ninety-two, one hundred sixty-eight, zero, one." 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