Regular Expressions 101

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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
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  • Character Classes
  • Flags/Modifiers
  • Substitution
  • 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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gmx

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