Regular Expressions 101

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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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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

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g

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import Foundation let pattern = #"(\\r|\\n|\\)"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern) let testString = #""\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSalvar\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<a class=\"linkModuleActionButt\ron\" href=\"https://go.hotmart.com/G9680456D?src=pinterest1\" rel=\"nofollow\" =\"color: 333333; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;\">\r\n\r\ngo.hotmart.com</a></di\rv>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<a class=\"Wk9 xQ4 CCY czT ljY kVc eEj\" href=\"https://go.hotmart.com/G9680456D?src=pinterest1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" =\"color: 444444; text-decoration-line: none; outline: 0px; transition: transform 85ms ease-out 0s; display: block; border-radius: calc(var(--g-boint)*0);\">\r\nConheça Sua Bíblia de Capa a Capa | CV – Esboçando Ideias</a>\r\n\r\n\r\nUm curso online onde você vai aprender a Bíblia de Gênesis a Apocalipse, totalmente online, e do conforto do seu lar\r\n\r\n\r\n<di\rv class=\"Jea gjz zI7 iyn Hsu\" =\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; box-sizing: border-box; align-items: center;\">\r\n\r\n\r\nComentários""# let stringRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: testString.utf16.count) let substitutionString = #""# let result = regex.stringByReplacingMatches(in: testString, range: stringRange, withTemplate: substitutionString) 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