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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]
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    [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
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    \D
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    \w
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    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
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    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
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    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
    ^
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    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

Regular Expression

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gm

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Code Generator

Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)^(?<Monthswith31>31(?<s1>\/|\.|-)(0?[13578]|1[02]|(Jan|Mar|May|Jul|Aug|Oct|Dec))\g<s1>(?<Year>19[0-9][0-9]|200[0-7]))$|^(?<Monthswith29or30>(29|30)(?<s2>\/|\.|-)(0?[1,3-9]|1[0-2]|(Jan|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec))\g<s2>(?<Year2>19[0-9][0-9]|200[0-7]))$|^(?<Allmonthswith28>(0?[1-9]|1[0-9]|2[0-8])(?<s3>\/|\.|-)(0?[1-9]|1[0-2]|(Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec))\g<s3>(?<Year3>19[0-9][0-9]|200[0-7]))$|^(?<FebLeapYears>29(?<s4>\/|\.|-)(0?2|Feb)\g<s4>(19([02468][048]|[13579][26])|200[04]))$" Local $sString = "02/Apr/2006" & @CRLF & _ "23/10/1996" & @CRLF & _ "13/10/2000" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Right Ones" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "28/05/2000" & @CRLF & _ "01/01/2000" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "1/1/2000" & @CRLF & _ "01/Jan/2000" & @CRLF & _ "31/01/" & @CRLF & _ "31/Jan/2000" & @CRLF & _ "31.Jan.2000" & @CRLF & _ "31-Jan-2012" & @CRLF & _ "30/Mar/2000" & @CRLF & _ "29/Apr/2000" & @CRLF & _ "29/10/2000" & @CRLF & _ "29/02/2000" & @CRLF & _ "20/Apr/1983" & @CRLF & _ "28/02/2000" & @CRLF & _ "01/1/2000" & @CRLF & _ "01/Jan/2000" & @CRLF & _ "01/1/01" & @CRLF & _ "01/Jan/01" & @CRLF & _ "29/02/2000" & @CRLF & _ "29/Feb/2000" & @CRLF & _ "01/01/2020 #1st Jan" & @CRLF & _ "07/03/2020 #3 July" & @CRLF & _ "12/2/2020 #2 December " & @CRLF & _ "23/4/2020 #23 April " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Wrong Ones" & @CRLF & _ "31/04/2000" & @CRLF & _ "29/Feb/2001" & @CRLF & _ "13/13/2000" & @CRLF & _ "30/Feb/2000" & @CRLF & _ "25/February/2000" & @CRLF & _ "32/01/2000" & @CRLF & _ "32/Jan/2000" & @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