// include the latest version of the regex crate in your Cargo.toml
extern crate regex;
use regex::Regex;
fn main() {
let regex = Regex::new(r"(?m)\bcolou?r(?:[a-zA-Z’s]+)?\b").unwrap();
let string = "Red is a color.
His collar is too tight or too colouuuurful.
These are bright colours.
These are bright colors.
Calorific is a scientific term.
“Your life is very colorful,” she said.
color (U.S. English, singular noun)
colour (British English, singular noun)
colors (U.S. English, plural noun)
colours (British English, plural noun)
color’s (U.S. English, possessive singular)
colour’s (British English, possessive singular)
colors’ (U.S. English, possessive plural)
colours’ (British English, possessive plural)";
// result will be an iterator over tuples containing the start and end indices for each match in the string
let result = regex.captures_iter(string);
for mat in result {
println!("{:?}", mat);
}
}
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 Rust, please visit: https://docs.rs/regex/latest/regex/