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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
  • General Tokens
  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
  • Group Constructs
  • Character Classes
  • Flags/Modifiers
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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]
  • Character class intersection
    [\w&&[^\d]]
  • 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 = #"(Demand.*?\d{2}[\n\r])"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern) let testString = #""" ++ PLANNING ITERATIONS of DEMAND 337 ++ ========================================= Demand: 337 Event: 1189.001 Object/State: 7058/0 Tier: 0 Start: 1608130700 Duration: 90 At: 19-7-2016 16:19:36 Demand: 337 Event: 1190.001 Object/State: 7059/0 Tier: 0 Start: 1608130830 Duration: 330 At: 19-7-2016 16:19:36 Demand: 337 Event: 1191.001 Object/State: 7060/0 Tier: 0 Start: 1608140000 Duration: 360 At: 19-7-2016 16:19:36 ++ EVENT PLAN of DEMAND 337 ++ =============================== event_time(1242.001,1,1609070800,1609071430) event_time(1241.001,1,1609060800,1609061430) event_time(1240.001,1,1609050800,1609051430) ++ PLANNING ITERATIONS of DEMAND 174 ++ ========================================= Demand: 174 Event: 212.001 Object/State: 6948/0 Tier: 0 Start: 1609010800 Duration: 390 At: 19-7-2016 16:19:38 Demand: 174 Event: 213.001 Object/State: 6949/0 Tier: 0 Start: 1609020800 Duration: 390 At: 19-7-2016 16:19:38 ++ EVENT PLAN of DEMAND 174 ++ =============================== event_time(213.001,1,1609020800,1609021430) event_time(212.001,1,1609010800,1609011430) """# let stringRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: testString.utf16.count) let matches = regex.matches(in: testString, range: stringRange) var result: [[String]] = [] for match in matches { var groups: [String] = [] for rangeIndex in 1 ..< match.numberOfRanges { let nsRange = match.range(at: rangeIndex) guard !NSEqualRanges(nsRange, NSMakeRange(NSNotFound, 0)) else { continue } let string = (testString as NSString).substring(with: nsRange) groups.append(string) } if !groups.isEmpty { result.append(groups) } } print(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 Swift 5.2, please visit: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nsregularexpression