import Foundation
let pattern = ##"""
(\d*)
\.?\s?
([^,]+)
,\s
([^\d]+)
\s?
(\d+)
\s
(
(?:[A-Z]{3})?
)
\s?
(
# OLD SOLUTION
# (?:
# (?!\d\:\d)
# .
# )*
# NEW SOLUTION
.*?
)
\s?
(
(?:\d+:)?
\d+\.\d+
)
(?:
\s
(\d+)
)?
$
"""##
let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: [.anchorsMatchLines, .caseInsensitive, .allowCommentsAndWhitespace])
let testString = #"12. NUNEZ CHENG, Walter 74 Club Tennis Las Terr 3:44.57 123"#
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