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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

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gm

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 = "(?m)\+?[\d]?\s*\(?\d{3}\)?[\s\.-]?\d{3}[\s\.-]?\d{4}" Local $sString = "Task: Return only the residents of Spencerport, NY who have phone numbers listed. Include the name, address and phone number of the individual(s)." & @CRLF & _ "----------------------------------------------------------------" & @CRLF & _ "Public Records and Phone Records Listings" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "DEFRANK, EDMUND" & @CRLF & _ "823 WASHINGTON ST, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559-9703." & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number 585-352-9218" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "ODELL, E" & @CRLF & _ "BRIGHTON, NY 12970." & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number 585-327-3686" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "DEFRANCO, FRANK" & @CRLF & _ "6 REX LN, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559-9700" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "DR. OBRECT, MICHAEL" & @CRLF & _ "200 RED CREEK DR, HENRIETTA, NY 14467" & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number +1 (585) 334-0352" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "FRANCIS, PAUL" & @CRLF & _ "37 TROTTER DR, HENRIETTA, NY 14467-9769." & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number 585-334-7733" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "CARLSON, BRITA" & @CRLF & _ "1 BURKE LN #D, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559-1546." & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number +1 (585) 3529383" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "EDWARDS, SUSAN" & @CRLF & _ "4621 W RIDGE RD, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559-1552." & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "CARLSON, JEFF" & @CRLF & _ "21 NEVINS RD, HENRIETTA, NY 14467-9307." & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number 585-359-9545" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "FRANCIS, RICHARD" & @CRLF & _ "13 LINDA LN, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559-1613. " & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "DEFREZE, GREGORY" & @CRLF & _ "10 BIG RIDGE RD, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559-1219." & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number 5853520978" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "ENGLEHARDT, HERBERT" & @CRLF & _ "75 TOTTENHAM RD, BRIGHTON, NY 14610-2244." & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number 585-482-2955" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "CARTER, GARY" & @CRLF & _ "204 PINE HILL RD, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559-1010." & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number (585)352-8826" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "DEGEN, MARK" & @CRLF & _ "27 COBRA DR, HENRIETTA, NY 14467-9512." & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number 585-321-3524" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "DEGENNARO, VICTOR" & @CRLF & _ "537 WASHINGTON ST, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559-9539." & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number +1 (585) 352-3824" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "FRANCIS, THOMAS" & @CRLF & _ "4812 LYELL RD, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559-2014." & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number 585-352-4758" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "CARTER, LINDA" & @CRLF & _ "50 JORDACHE LN, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559-2059." & @CRLF & _ "Phone Number 585-352-4913" 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