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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]
  • 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

Regular Expression

/
/
gi

Test String

Code Generator

Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?i)(Port of Registry\s*:\s*[a-z]{1,}\s*)" Local $sString = "ATTN : SNP TEAM" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "Kindly be noted that recent deal was just failed due to late sub lifting by the sellers. Therefore still we can" & @CRLF & _ "develop for sale the following panamax bulk carrier from very close bank:-" & @CRLF & _ "(sellers are ‘Shinhan Capital’ and I have done many deals with them since last 10 years.)" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "M/V DAEBO TRADER" & @CRLF & _ "==============" & @CRLF & _ "Type : Bulk Carrier" & @CRLF & _ "IMO NO. : 9230153" & @CRLF & _ "Flag : KOREA" & @CRLF & _ "Port of Registry : JEJU" & @CRLF & _ "Class : KR" & @CRLF & _ "Built : 2002 / Namura Shipbuilding, Japan" & @CRLF & _ "DWT : 73,870 mt on 13.962 m Draft" & @CRLF & _ "GRT / NRT : 39,056 / 25,246" & @CRLF & _ "LOA : 224.89 m" & @CRLF & _ "LBP : 215.00 m" & @CRLF & _ "Draught : 13.95 m" & @CRLF & _ "Beam : 32.20 m" & @CRLF & _ "M/E : MAN B&W 7S50MC-C8.1" & @CRLF & _ "Grain Capacity : 89,000 cu.m" & @CRLF & _ "Side-rolling hatches, Hydraulically operated, 7HO/7HA" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "(All details are given in good faith but without guarantee.)" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "She is laid up in Yeosu/Korea." & @CRLF & _ "Holding fuller details and it is at your disposal." & @CRLF & _ "Inviting best offers." & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "Thanks & Best Regards" & @CRLF & _ "Danny, Park" & @CRLF & _ "설명: 설명: 설명: 훼어브릿지로고(영문)가로" & @CRLF & _ "FAIRBRIDGE GLOBAL INC." & @CRLF & _ "Tel : +82 2 553 5190" & @CRLF & _ "Dir : +82 2 722 5191" & @CRLF & _ "Mob: +82 10 5299 1126" & @CRLF & _ "MSN: dannypark78@hotmail.com" & @CRLF & _ "Mail: snp@fairbridge.co.kr" Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYGLOBALFULLMATCH) Local $aFullArray[0] For $i = 0 To UBound($aArray) -1 _ArrayConcatenate($aFullArray, $aArray[$i]) Next $aArray = $aFullArray ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "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 AutoIt, please visit: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/StringRegExp.htm