import Foundation
let pattern = #"keyword_token:\s*(.*?)\s*(\d[a-zA-Z\d-]*)\(([^()]*)\)"#
let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines)
let testString = ##"""
# streetname 1() refers to house number 1 with an empty () additional qualifier
keyword_token: street name 4()
keyword_token: street name 4a()
keyword_token: street name 4Aa()
keyword_token: street-name 14()
keyword_token: streetname 123()keyword_token: streetname 123()
# why is it logged one message per line, but we get the address logged twice - sometimes??
keyword_token: streetname 9(7)keyword_token: streetname 9(7)
keyword_token: streetname 27()\r\n a lot more text and log messages in the free form text log - one messageper line \n
keyword_token: street-name 1-23(BLOCK D HAUS 6)keyword_token: street-name 1-23(BLOCK H HAUS 2)keyword_token: street-name 1-23(BLOCK G HAUS 3)',
keyword_token: Streetname 96-98(13)
"""##
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