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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 = #"(?P<error_date>^[\w\/\.]+)\s+(?P<error_time>[\w\/\.\:]+)\s+\*(?P<error_level>\w+)\*\s+\[((?P<error_ip>[\d\.]+)\s+\[(?P<error_thread_id>.+)\]\s+(?P<error_request_method>\w+)\s+(?P<error_urlpath>.+)\s+(?P<error_req_protocol>.+)|(?P<error_thread>.+?))\]\s+(?P<error_message>.+[\n]?.+)"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines) let testString = #""" 14.05.2021 11:52:20.598 *INFO* [oak-repository-executor-1] com.adobe.granite.repository Service [31211, [org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.jmx.SessionMBean]] ServiceEvent REGISTERED 14.05.2021 11:52:22.964 *WARN* [10.153.117.93 [1620993142877] GET /content/ewp-marketing-websites/legal/gl/en/c/prolaw-workspace.html HTTP/1.1] com.tr.emcm.slingmodels.EyeBrowDateModel Error while formatting date: java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "" at java.text.DateFormat.parse(DateFormat.java:366) at com.tr.emcm.slingmodels.EyeBrowDateModel.setDate(EyeBrowDateModel.java:92) at com.tr.emcm.slingmodels.EyeBrowDateModel.lambda$init$2(EyeBrowDateModel.java:72) 14.05.2021 11:52:22.972 *ERROR* [10.43.32.58 [1620993142925] GET /content/volvo/volvo-financial-services/markets/netherlands/nl-nl/home.html HTTP/1.1] com.volvo.platform.components.controllers.VolvoGroupStandardHeaderComponent RepositoryException Error occured while processing fetchExcelValues/content/volvo/volvo-financial-services/markets/netherlands/nl-nl/jcr:content/header javax.jcr.AccessDeniedException: OakAccess0000: Access denied at org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.CommitFailedException.asRepositoryException(CommitFailedException.java:232) at org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.CommitFailedException.asRepositoryException(CommitFailedException.java:213) at org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.jcr.delegate.SessionDelegate.newRepositoryException(SessionDelegate.java:669) 14.05.2021 11:52:22.980 *WARN* [10.105.105.19 [1620993142700] GET /content/onehub_nfz/de/de/angebote-und-finanzprodukte/gross-und-sonderkunden/kommunen-und-behoerden.dir.dir.dir.dir.dir.dir.dir.dir.dir.dir.dir.dir.html/__layer/layers/fahrzeugkauf/ansprechpartner-blaulichtfahrzeuge HTTP/1.1] org.apache.sling.caconfig.resource.impl.def.DefaultConfigurationResourceResolvingStrategy Ignoring reference to /conf/vwa-ngw18/settings from /conf/vwa-ngw18/settings - Probably misconfigured as it ends with '/settings' """# 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