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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

`
`

Test String

Code Generator

Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "\[[^\]]*\]\s*[^\[]*\s*\[[^\]]*\]\([^\)]*\):\s*" Local $sString = "morning lendhu kinda troubles" & @CRLF & _ "thatha wanted me to buy cake for him" & @CRLF & _ "I went and spent 30 mins extra to get cake" & @CRLF & _ "[12:58, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): by the time I got home neighbor came so spoke with him for the first time in 10 years" & @CRLF & _ "[12:58, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): thatha spit the cake so I felt a lil bad" & @CRLF & _ "[12:59, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): nurse told me don't get cake he'll react negatively" & @CRLF & _ "[12:59, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): but I got because I felt it was one of his last and small wish" & @CRLF & _ "[12:59, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): so I thought I'll go to office and poop" & @CRLF & _ "[12:59, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): but it was late so I went upstairs to poop" & @CRLF & _ "[12:59, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): adhukkula pati called me 10 times about why I didn't go to office" & @CRLF & _ "[13:00, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): got so mad but controlled myself and went to office" & @CRLF & _ "[13:08, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): Adhukkula she has called perimma and cried saying he's not taking phone" & @CRLF & _ "[13:08, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): Within 6 minutes" & @CRLF & _ "[13:09, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): And then I came to office adhukkula a meeting got booked (good news) but I need to hire faster and need to be able to pay them consistently (because I'm afraid of losing clients too)" & @CRLF & _ "[13:09, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): And then balaji called and I was like I'm a lil worried about u not working on yourself" & @CRLF & _ "[13:10, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): And he started crying saying I can't speak normally to you at all I'm lonely" & @CRLF & _ "[13:10, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): Adhulkula phone got switched off" & @CRLF & _ "[13:10, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): Now I'm uploading all contacts to CRM to calm down my anxiety and get ready for meetings at 4 and 10:30" & @CRLF & _ "[13:10, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): Thideer nu somedays are like this stressful and some days are like super peaceful" & @CRLF & _ "[13:11, 30/03/2023] Bharadwaj Giridhar from [inboxpirates.net](http://inboxpirates.net/): Then the fight with vaishnav also is kinda bothering me but I don't have the time to talk with her" Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYFULLMATCH) ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($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