import Foundation
let pattern = #"^(?P<posting_date>\d{2}/\d{2}/\d{4})\s+(?P<transaction_date>\d{2}/\d{2}/\d{4})\s+(?P<description>[\w\s(),:]+?)\s+(?P<Amount>-?\d{1,3}(?:\s\d{3})*\.\d{2})\s+(?P<Balance>-?\d{1,3}(?:\s\d{3})*\.\d{2})$"#
let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines)
let testString = #"""
26/01/2023 26/01/2023 Payment Received Z Kona 8 000.00 8 085.87
26/01/2023 26/01/2023 Banking App Payment: Sihle -2 000.00 6 085.87
26/01/2023 26/01/2023 Payment Fee -1.50 6 084.37
26/01/2023 26/01/2023 SMS Payment Notification Fee -0.25 6 084.12
26/01/2023 26/01/2023 Payment Received Z Kona 15 000.00 21 084.12
26/01/2023 26/01/2023 Payment Received Z Kona 1 500.00 22 584.12
26/01/2023 26/01/2023 Payment Received Z Kona 2 000.00 24 584.12
26/01/2023 26/01/2023 Banking App Transfer to Ms K Savings (1816578655) -18 500.00 6 084.12
"""#
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