import Foundation
let pattern = ##"""
^
(?:OOO) # "OOO"
(ABC|DEF) # "ABC" or "DEF"
(RR|AA|DD|EE) # "RR" or "AA" or "DD" ior :"EE)
(
(?:AAA|BBC|CCC)(?=\d{3}\b) # "AAA" or "BBB" or "CCC" if followed by 3 digits
| # or
(?:ZZ|XX|YY)(?=\d{2}\b) # "ZZ" or "XX" or "YY" if followed by 2 digits
)
.* # anything up to the end
$
"""##
let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: [.anchorsMatchLines, .allowCommentsAndWhitespace])
let testString = #"""
OOODEFDDAAA011
OOODEFDDZZ01
OOODEFDDZZ011
OOODEFDDZZ01 words at the end?
"""#
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