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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

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import Foundation let pattern = #"([\w]+,[\w]+\s+[\w]\s+[\d]{1,2}[\S\s\.]+[\d]{4})"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern) let testString = #""" TC TOURISTIK GMBH HOTEL LIST (L/6X) AS OF : 25.07.2016 L/CENPA ARRIVAL-LIST COPY : 001 ARRIVAL:08.08.2016 14 DAYS BEFORE ARRIVAL PAGE : 1173/ 9 ADDRESS : L/CENPA CODE : 1FCH7 CENTER PARCS CENTER PARCS LE LAC D'AILETTE PB1342/ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE BTB B NL-3000 ROTTERDAM 1FCH CHAMPAGNE/RHE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POS NO TRAVELLER SEX BOARD I STATE I I AGE I BOOKING-DATE I I I I I DURATION I I I I I I I I ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE V V V V V V V V V -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABBREVIATIONS FOR BOARD: OV=WITHOUT CATERING, UF=BREAKFAST, HP=HALF-BOARD, VP=FULL-BOARD, AI=ALL INCLUSIVE, LP=CATERING AS DESCRIBED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1FCH7 G CP LE LAC D'AILETTE MDWK / SSR-DESK BELGIUM THOMAS COOK BE BUNGALOWS 6 H ***BUNGALOWS WITH 4 ROOMS*** BATH, SHOWER, WC, LA387 PREMIUM 13501629 FRENCH/UNITS: 01 1 ORGERIT,BENOIT M 00 4 08.08-12.08 OV 19.07.2016 2 MACK,KRISTYNA F 00 4 08.08-12.08 OV 19.07.2016 3 ORGERIT,LILOU C 09 4 08.08-12.08 OV 19.07.2016 4 ORGERIT,TOM C 07 4 08.08-12.08 OV 19.07.2016 5 ORGERIT,YANIS C 03 4 08.08-12.08 OV 19.07.2016 6 COLSON,LOUKA C 07 4 08.08-12.08 OV 19.07.2016 """# let stringRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: testString.utf16.count) if let firstMatch = regex.firstMatch(in: testString, range: stringRange) { let result: [String] = (1 ..< firstMatch.numberOfRanges).map { (testString as NSString).substring(with: firstMatch.range(at: $0)) } print(result) } else { print("No matches were found.") }

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 Swift 5.2, please visit: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nsregularexpression