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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]
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    [^a-z]
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    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
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    \S
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    \d
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    (?:...)
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  • Zero or one of a
    a?
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    a*
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    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
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    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
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r"
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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)^(?:https?:\/\/|\/\/)?(?:(?:www\.|m\.)?youtube(?:-nocookie)?\.com\/(?:(?:vi?|e|embed)\/([\w-]{11})|(?:watch|embed|attribution_link)?\?\S*?(?:(?<=\?v=|&v=)|(?<=\?vi=|&vi=))([\w-]{11}))|youtu\.be\/(?:([\w-]{11})(?!\S*v=)|\S*?(?:&v=|\?v=)([\w-]{11})))(?:[^\w-]\S*)?$" Local $sString = "My tests" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=10&v=m_KBvP0_8Tc&sss" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://youtu.be/watch?v=e70VCVR-oQo&v=asdssssssss" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://youtu.be/watch?t=10s&v=e70VCVR-oQo" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://youtu.be/aaaaaaaaaaa?t=10&v=e70VCVR-oQo&v=asdssssssss" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=10&v=e70VCVR-oQo&v=asdssssssss" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtu.be/oTJRivZTMLs&t=10" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "List of YouTube links I found online" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/up_lNV-yoK4?rel=0" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/embed/XNHjiJVz0ks?feature%3Doembed&amp;display_name=YouTube&amp;url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DXNHjiJVz0ks&amp;image=https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XNHjiJVz0ks" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wtIMTCHWuI/vi/XNHjiJVz0ks" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_KBvP0_8Tc&v=asdssssssss" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_kbvp0_8tc" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/v/-wtIMTCHWuI?version=3&autohide=1" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtu.be/-wtIMTCHWuI" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_KBvP0_8Tc" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZv2daTWRZU&feature=em-uploademail" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/v/0zM3nApSvMg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/embed/0zM3nApSvMg?rel=0" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/up_lNV-yoK4?rel=0" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/up_lNV-yoK4?rel=0" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKZDdG9FTKY&feature=channel" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ-K7nCVnBI&playnext_from=TL&videos=osPknwzXEas&feature=sub" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dwqZw0j_jY&feature=youtu.be" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/embed/nas1rJpm7wY?rel=0" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peFZbP64dsU" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/v/peFZbP64dsU?feature=youtube_gdata_player" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/?vi=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/watch?vi=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=youtube_gdata_player" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=youtube_gdata_player" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ishbTyLs6ps&list=PLGup6kBfcU7Le5laEaCLgTKtlDcxMqGxZ&index=106&shuffle=2655" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/v/0zM3nApSvMg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/embed/dQw4w9WgXcQ" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/e/dQw4w9WgXcQ" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/6L3ZvIMwZFM?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://youtu.be/oTJRivZTMLs?list=PLToa5JuFMsXTNkrLJbRlB--76IAOjRM9b" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTJRivZTMLs&feature=youtu.be" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtu.be/oTJRivZTMLs&feature=channel" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/embed/oTJRivZTMLs?rel=0" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/vi/oTJRivZTMLs&feature=channel" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/?v=oTJRivZTMLs&feature=channel" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/?feature=channel&v=oTJRivZTMLs" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/?vi=oTJRivZTMLs&feature=channel" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/watch?v=oTJRivZTMLs&feature=channel" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/watch?vi=oTJRivZTMLs&feature=channel" 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