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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
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    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
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    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
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    (...)
  • 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

/
/
gmx

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 = "(?mx)# Chunk or note time." & @CRLF & _ "(?<= \| ) " & @CRLF & _ " (?: \s+) (\() ([0-2][0-9]) (:) ([0-5][0-9]) (\)) " & @CRLF & _ "(?= \s+ \|)" & @CRLF & _ "|" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "# Revision title." & @CRLF & _ "(?<= \s \| \s) " & @CRLF & _ " (\(.+\s\#\d+\)) " & @CRLF & _ "(?= \s+ \|)" & @CRLF & _ "|" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "# Chunk title." & @CRLF & _ "(?<= \| \s [0-2][0-9] : [0-5][0-9] - [0-2][0-9] : [0-5][0-9] \s \| \s ) " & @CRLF & _ " (?! \[ | \s* \| ) " & @CRLF & _ " (?:\s*)? (.+?) " & @CRLF & _ "(?= \s+ \|)" & @CRLF & _ "|" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "# Chunk note." & @CRLF & _ "(?<= \s \| \s ) (?! -{2} )" & @CRLF & _ "(- .+?)" & @CRLF & _ "(?= \s+ \|)" Local $sString = "[^\S\n] (?:\s*\r\n|\s*\r|\s*\n)" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "# Time block" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "| Time | Block |" & @CRLF & _ "| ----------: | :---------------- |" & @CRLF & _ "| (00:00) | (Revision #1) |" & @CRLF & _ "| | |" & @CRLF & _ "| 00:00-00:00 | Chunk |" & @CRLF & _ "| | - Note w/ details |" & @CRLF & _ "| 00:00-00:00 | Some meeting |" & @CRLF & _ "| 11:00-13:00 | Chunk |" & @CRLF & _ "| 13:00 | - Note w/ details |" & @CRLF & _ "| | |" & @CRLF & _ "| (00:00) | (Revision #1) |" & @CRLF & _ "| 00:00-00:00 | Chunk |" & @CRLF & _ "| | - Note w/ details |" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "## Time Tracking" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "| Tracker | Task | Backlog |" & @CRLF & _ "| ----------: | :---------------------------------- | :------------ |" & @CRLF & _ "| 08:04-08:53 | [x] * Task for deep work block (#1) | [[wiki.link]] |" & @CRLF & _ "| 09:07-09:56 | | Don't match |" & @CRLF & _ "| 98m | | |" & @CRLF & _ "| | | |" & @CRLF & _ "| 00:00-00:00 | Can Match | |" & @CRLF & _ "| | Don't Match | |" & @CRLF & _ "| 00:00-00:00 | | Don't match |" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Group 1: `(` for time" & @CRLF & _ "Group 2: `00` hour (for chunk)" & @CRLF & _ "Group 3: `:` (for chunk)" & @CRLF & _ "Group 4: `00` minute (for chunk)" & @CRLF & _ "Group 5: `)` for time" & @CRLF & _ "Group 6: `(Revision #1)`" & @CRLF & _ "Group 7: `Chunk`or `Some meeting`" & @CRLF & _ "Group 8: `- Note w/ details`" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" 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