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r"
"
gm

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Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)(?:(?<!\d|\-|\+|\.)(?P<ch_a>[\u4e00-\u9fff]{2})?(?P<Hours>[0-2]?\d)(?:[:\.时時]| ?h ?)(?P<Minutes>[0-5]\d(?!\d))\:?(?:(?:[:\.分]| ?m ?)(?P<Seconds>[0-5]\d(?!\d)))?秒?(?:[,\.](?P<SecodsFraction>\d{9}|\d{6}|\d{3}(?!\d)))?(?:\ \w\W)?(?:[\.\s]?(?:(?P<Z>(?:[a-zA-Z]{3,5}|Z|\[\w+\/\w+\])|(?:[+-]\d\d?\:?[0,3,4]?[0,5]?))|(?P<a>[dapmDAPM]{2})))*(?!\S))" Local $sString = "19990322+0100" & @CRLF & _ "19990322" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22 AD" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22+01:00" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22T05:06:07.000[Europe/Paris]" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22T05:06:07.000" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22T05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22T05:06:07.000Z" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22T05:06:07.000+01:00" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22T05:06:07+01:00" & @CRLF & _ "1999-081+01:00" & @CRLF & _ "1999W132" & @CRLF & _ "1999-W13-2" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22T05:06:07.000+01:00[Europe/Paris]" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22T05:06:07+01:00[Europe/Paris]" & @CRLF & _ "22.3.99" & @CRLF & _ "22.3.99 5.06" & @CRLF & _ "22.3.1999 5.06.07" & @CRLF & _ "22.3.1999 5:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "22-03-99" & @CRLF & _ "22-03-99 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "22-03-1999 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "22.03.99" & @CRLF & _ "22. März 1999" & @CRLF & _ "Montag, 22. März 1999" & @CRLF & _ "22.03.1999" & @CRLF & _ "22.03.99 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "22. März 1999 05:06:07 MEZ" & @CRLF & _ "22.03.1999 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "22.03.99 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "22.03.1999 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "Montag, 22. März 1999 05:06 Uhr MEZ" & @CRLF & _ "22-Mar-1999" & @CRLF & _ "22/03/99 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "Monday, March 22, 1999 5:06:07 o'clock AM CET" & @CRLF & _ "22-Mar-1999 5:06:07 AM" & @CRLF & _ "22 March 1999" & @CRLF & _ "Monday, 22 March 1999" & @CRLF & _ "22-Mar-1999" & @CRLF & _ "22 March 1999 05:06:07 CET" & @CRLF & _ "Monday, 22 March 1999 05:06:07 o'clock CET" & @CRLF & _ "22-Mar-1999 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "22-Mar-99 05.06.07.000000888 AM" & @CRLF & _ "3/22/99" & @CRLF & _ "03/11/22" & @CRLF & _ "03-22-99" & @CRLF & _ "3-22-99" & @CRLF & _ "Mar 22, 1999" & @CRLF & _ "March 22, 1999" & @CRLF & _ "Monday, March 22, 1999" & @CRLF & _ "Mar 22 1999" & @CRLF & _ "March 22 1999" & @CRLF & _ "03-22-1999" & @CRLF & _ "3-22-1999" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22+01:00" & @CRLF & _ "22/03/1999" & @CRLF & _ "22/3/1999" & @CRLF & _ "03/22/1999" & @CRLF & _ "3/22/1999" & @CRLF & _ "1999/3/22" & @CRLF & _ "3/22/99 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "03/22/99 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "03-22-99 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "3-22-99 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "Mar 22, 1999 5:06:07 AM" & @CRLF & _ "Monday, March 22, 1999 5:06:07 AM CET" & @CRLF & _ "Mon Mar 22 05:06:07 CET 1999" & @CRLF & _ "Mon, 22 Mar 1999 05:06:07 +0100" & @CRLF & _ "22 Mar 1999 05:06:07 +0100" & @CRLF & _ "03-22-1999 5:06:07 AM" & @CRLF & _ "3-22-1999 5:06:07 AM" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22 5:06:07 AM" & @CRLF & _ "1999-3-22 5:06:07 AM" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22 05:06:07.0" & @CRLF & _ "22/03/1999 5:06:07 AM" & @CRLF & _ "22/3/1999 5:06:07 AM" & @CRLF & _ "03/22/1999 5:06:07 AM" & @CRLF & _ "3/22/1999 5:06:07 AM" & @CRLF & _ "03/22/99 5:06:07 AM" & @CRLF & _ "03/22/99 5:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "3/22/99 5:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "22/03/1999 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "22/3/1999 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "03/22/1999 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "3/22/1999 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "03-22-99 5:06:07 AM" & @CRLF & _ "3-22-99 5:06:07 AM" & @CRLF & _ "03-22-1999 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "3-22-1999 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "1999-3-22 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "Mar.22.1999" & @CRLF & _ "22/Mar/1999 5:06:07 +0100" & @CRLF & _ "22/Mar/99 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "22/03/99" & @CRLF & _ "22/03/99 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "22.3.99 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "22.03.99" & @CRLF & _ "22.03.1999" & @CRLF & _ "22.03.99 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "22.03.1999 5:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "22.3.1999" & @CRLF & _ "22.3.1999 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "99-03-22" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22" & @CRLF & _ "22 mars 1999 05:06:07 CET" & @CRLF & _ "March 22, 1999 5:06:07 CET AM" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "lundi 22 mars 1999 5 h 06 CET" & @CRLF & _ "22/03/99" & @CRLF & _ "22 mars 1999" & @CRLF & _ "22 mars 1999" & @CRLF & _ "lundi 22 mars 1999" & @CRLF & _ "22/03/99 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "03/22/99 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "3/22/99 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "03-22-99 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "3-22-99 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "22 mars 1999 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "22 mars 1999 05:06:07 CET" & @CRLF & _ "03-22-1999 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "3-22-1999 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "1999-3-22 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "22/03/1999 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "22/3/1999 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "03/22/1999 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "3/22/1999 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "lundi 22 mars 1999 05 h 06 CET" & @CRLF & _ "22/03/99 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "03/22/99 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "3/22/99 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "22/03/1999 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "22/3/1999 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "03/22/1999 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "3/22/1999 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "03-22-99 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "3-22-99 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "03-22-1999 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "3-22-1999 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "1999-3-22 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "99/03/22 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "1999.03.22" & @CRLF & _ "1999.03.22 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "1999.03.22 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "1999.03.22." & @CRLF & _ "1999.03.22. 5:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "1999.03.22. 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "22.3.1999 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "22.3.1999 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "22-mar-1999" & @CRLF & _ "22/03/99 5.06" & @CRLF & _ "99-03-22 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "22-mar-1999 5.06.07" & @CRLF & _ "22 marzo 1999 5.06.07 CET" & @CRLF & _ "lunedì 22 marzo 1999 5.06.07 CET" & @CRLF & _ "05:06 22/03/99" & @CRLF & _ "05:06:07 22/03/1999" & @CRLF & _ "99/03/22" & @CRLF & _ "1999/03/22" & @CRLF & _ "99/03/22 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "03/22/99 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "3/22/99 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "03-22-99 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "3-22-99 5:06 AM" & @CRLF & _ "03-22-1999 5:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "3-22-1999 5:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22 5:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "99/03/22 5:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "3/22/99 5:06:07 AM" & @CRLF & _ "1999/03/22 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "22/03/1999 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "22/3/1999 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "03/22/1999 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "3/22/1999 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "03-22-99 5:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "3-22-99 5:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "03-22-1999 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "3-22-1999 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "1999-3-22 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "99. 3. 22" & @CRLF & _ "1999. 3. 22" & @CRLF & _ "99.3.22" & @CRLF & _ "99.3.22 05.06" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22 05.06.07" & @CRLF & _ "99.22.3" & @CRLF & _ "1999.22.3" & @CRLF & _ "99.22.3 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "1999.22.3 05:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "22.3.99 05:06" & @CRLF & _ "22.3.1999 05:06:" & @CRLF & _ "22-3-99" & @CRLF & _ "22-3-99 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "22-03-1999" & @CRLF & _ "22-03-1999 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "22.03.99 5:06" & @CRLF & _ "22.03.1999 5:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22 5:06:07.PD" & @CRLF & _ "99-03-22 5.06.PD" & @CRLF & _ "1999-03-22 5.06.07.PD CET" & @CRLF & _ "22.3.99." & @CRLF & _ "22.03.1999." & @CRLF & _ "22.3.99. 05.06" & @CRLF & _ "22.03.1999. 05.06.07" & @CRLF & _ "22.03.1999. 05.06.07 CET" & @CRLF & _ "05:06:07 22-03-1999" & @CRLF & _ "05:06 22/03/1999" & @CRLF & _ "99-3-22" & @CRLF & _ "1999-3-22" & @CRLF & _ "1999年3月22日" & @CRLF & _ "1999年3月22日 星期一" & @CRLF & _ "99-3-22 上午5:06" & @CRLF & _ "1999-3-22 5:06:07" & @CRLF & _ "1999年3月22日 上午05时06分07秒" & @CRLF & _ "1999年3月22日 5時06分07秒 CET" & @CRLF & _ "1999年3月22日 星期一 上午05时06分07秒 CET" & @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