import Foundation
let pattern = #"(?:"arrayKey1": (?<arrayKey1>[^"]+),[\n\t ]+"arrayKey2": "(?<arrayKey2>[^"]+)",[\n\t ]+"arrayKey3": "(?<arrayKey3>[^"]+)")(?:[\s\S]*)(?:"anotherKey": "(?<anotherKey>[^"]+)")"#
let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines)
let testString = #"""
{
"key1": "value1",
"key2": "value2",
"key3": "value3",
"key4": [
{
"arrayKey1": 1,
"arrayKey2": "something",
"arrayKey3": "somethingelse"
},
{
"arrayKey1": 2,
"arrayKey2": "something2",
"arrayKey3": "somethingelse2"
},
{
"arrayKey1": 3,
"arrayKey2": "something3",
"arrayKey3": "somethingelse3"
}
],
"some very long text here": ""
"anotherKey": "value",
"keylast": "valuelast"
}
"""#
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