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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "\{\s*\"MapObject((?!MapObject)[\s\S])+\"Type\"\s*:\s*\"moReference(?:Point|Line)ID\"((?!MapObject)[\s\S])+},?\s*" Local $sString = "[" & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "MapObject" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "BoundingBox" : [ -1313.574, -1010.804, -1113.574, -810.804 ]," & @CRLF & _ " "Caption" : "Ref46"," & @CRLF & _ " "Comment" : ""," & @CRLF & _ " "Position" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "CPosition" : [ -1213.574, -910.804, 0, 0 ]" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " "Size" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "CPosition" : [ 100, 100, 0, 0 ]" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " "Type" : "moReferencePointID"" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "MapObject" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "BoundingBox" : [ -1313.06, 495.39, -1113.06, 695.39 ]," & @CRLF & _ " "Caption" : "Ref47"," & @CRLF & _ " "Comment" : ""," & @CRLF & _ " "Position" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "CPosition" : [ -1213.06, 595.39, 0, 0 ]" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " "Size" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "CPosition" : [ 100, 100, 0, 0 ]" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " "Type" : "moReferencePointID"" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "MapObject" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "BoundingBox" : [ -18070, 1180, -17870, 1380 ]," & @CRLF & _ " "Caption" : "Path way84"," & @CRLF & _ " "Comment" : ""," & @CRLF & _ " "ExecutableMapObject" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "BehaviourList" : [" & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "Speed" : 200," & @CRLF & _ " "Type" : "bcSpeed"" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "AvoidanceSpeed" : 150," & @CRLF & _ " "FailureAction" : 0," & @CRLF & _ " "FailureRetries" : 60," & @CRLF & _ " "FailureWait" : 10," & @CRLF & _ " "PathMode" : 2," & @CRLF & _ " "PerSegment" : 15," & @CRLF & _ " "ReturnToStart" : 0," & @CRLF & _ " "ScanAngle" : 0.06981317007977778," & @CRLF & _ " "Type" : "bcObstacleAvoidance"," & @CRLF & _ " "Wait" : 10," & @CRLF & _ " "WaitUnits" : 2" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "BinarySensorStates" : 3," & @CRLF & _ " "SensorSensitivityList" : [" & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "IgnoreMapData" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "Mask" : 65536," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapDistance" : 70," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapEnabled" : true," & @CRLF & _ " "StopDistance" : 70" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "IgnoreMapData" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "Mask" : 131072," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapDistance" : 70," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapEnabled" : true," & @CRLF & _ " "StopDistance" : 70" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "IgnoreMapData" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "Mask" : 262144," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapDistance" : 240," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapEnabled" : true," & @CRLF & _ " "StopDistance" : 240" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "IgnoreMapData" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "Mask" : 524288," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapDistance" : 240," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapEnabled" : true," & @CRLF & _ " "StopDistance" : 240" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "IgnoreMapData" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "Mask" : 1048576," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapDistance" : 240," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapEnabled" : true," & @CRLF & _ " "StopDistance" : 240" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "IgnoreMapData" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "Mask" : 2097152," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapDistance" : 280," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapEnabled" : true," & @CRLF & _ " "StopDistance" : 280" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "IgnoreMapData" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "Mask" : 4194304," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapDistance" : 320," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapEnabled" : true," & @CRLF & _ " "StopDistance" : 320" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "IgnoreMapData" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "Mask" : 8388608," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapDistance" : 0," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapEnabled" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "StopDistance" : 0" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "IgnoreMapData" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "Mask" : 16777216," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapDistance" : 0," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCapEnabled" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "StopDistance" : 0" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " "SpeedCap" : 30," & @CRLF & _ " "Type" : "bcObstacleSensitivity2"" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " "EntryPoint" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "CPosition" : [ -13450, 1290, 0, 0 ]" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " "ExitPoint" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "CPosition" : [ -17970, 1280, 0, 0 ]" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " "RelocateOnExecute" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "Required" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "TwoWay" : false" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " "GoalSet" : [" & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "Path" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "PathType" : "pitLinear"," & @CRLF & _ " "Segments" : [" & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "Segment" : [ -13450, 1290, -17970, 1280 ]" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " ]" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " "Position" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "CPosition" : [ -17970, 1280, 0, 0 ]" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " "Size" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "CPosition" : [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ]" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " "Type" : "moLinePathID"" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " {" & @CRLF & _ " "MapObject" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "AttributeList" : [" & @CRLF & _ " [ "Lock", "{} LabInt {}" ]" & @CRLF & _ " ]," & @CRLF & _ " "BoundingBox" : [ -12350, -500, -12150, -300 ]," & @CRLF & _ " "Caption" : "QUEUE/LabInt"," & @CRLF & _ " "Comment" : ""," & @CRLF & _ " "ExecutableMapObject" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "EntryPoint" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "CPosition" : [ -12250, -400, 0, 0 ]" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " "ExitPoint" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "CPosition" : [ -12250, -400, 0, 0 ]" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " "RelocateOnExecute" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "Required" : false," & @CRLF & _ " "TwoWay" : false" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " "Position" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "CPosition" : [ -12250, -400, 0, 0 ]" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " "Size" : {" & @CRLF & _ " "CPosition" : [ 100, 100, 0, 0 ]" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " "Type" : "moHotPointID"" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ "]" 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