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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
  • General Tokens
  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
  • Group Constructs
  • Character Classes
  • Flags/Modifiers
  • Substitution
  • 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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/
gm

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 $sRegex = "(?m).*@softcomputer\.com>? *(?:"? *<\S+> *)?$" Local $sString = "== Real scc" & @CRLF & _ "Mary Bills <marybil@softcomputer.com>" & @CRLF & _ " <ellie@softcomputer.com>" & @CRLF & _ " <thereasaw@softcomputer.com>" & @CRLF & _ "test@softcomputer.com" & @CRLF & _ "<test@softcomputer.com>" & @CRLF & _ "olexiyry@softcomputer.com <olexiyry@softcomputer.com>" & @CRLF & _ "Deseriee Harkins <deseriee@softcomputer.com>" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "== Forged scc" & @CRLF & _ "Dorota Mazurek <dorotam@softcomputer.com> <reservations@nesthotel.com>" & @CRLF & _ "Nikki Taft <nicolet@softcomputer.com> <Muhammad.owais@abtach.com>" & @CRLF & _ "Lynette Didia <ldidia@softcomputer.com> <Muhammad.owais@abtach.com>" & @CRLF & _ "Dorota Mazurek <dorotam@softcomputer.com> <centralbookings@kbcsa.co.za>" & @CRLF & _ "Jeffrey Marr <jeffreym@softcomputer.com> <srvadv5.blr@vw-ppsmotors.co.in> " & @CRLF & _ "Iryna Dmytriyeva @SCC <idmy@softcomputer.com> <sc@grupoinrexsa.com>" & @CRLF & _ "Vickie Nix vickieh@softcomputer.com <m.recovery@albarondebt.com>" & @CRLF & _ "Bill Young <billyo@softcomputer.com> <sara@eaurenaissance.com>" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "== Questionable" & @CRLF & _ ""Kurt Veith <kurtv@softcomputer.com>" <marlene.robles@mld.com.mx>" & @CRLF & _ ""softcomputer.com" <MAIL.QUOTA@servers.com>" & @CRLF & _ ""marksm@softcomputer.com" <mark560sl@gmail.com>" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "== Valid non-forged addresses" & @CRLF & _ ""sarahze@softcomputer.com via Smartsheet" <user@smartsheet.com>" & @CRLF & _ ""yuvi softcomputer.com" <hugginshospital.notification@zixmessagecenter.com>" & @CRLF & _ "<technicalsupport@softcomputer.com.au>" & @CRLF & _ ""Secure Email From yevgeny@softcomputer.com via Message Pickup Center" <emx-intermedia@securemail.intermedia.net>" & @CRLF & _ ""Secure Email From yevgeny@softcomputer.com via Message Pickup Center" <emx-intermedia@securemail.intermedia.net>" & @CRLF & _ ""mpettis@softcomputer.com via SurveyMonkey" <member@surveymonkeyuser.com>" 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