import Foundation
let pattern = #"(?<! [a-z]| [a-z]{2})(?<!\b[a-z]|\b[a-z]{2})\.(?! |\d|\.)"#
let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .caseInsensitive)
let testString = #"C.J. This is my example text. After this sentence there is no space after dot.What should? I want PHP to add whitespace in that case, but not after sentence where I already have white space or like now 3times dot...Another thing is that it can be written how great is to win 1.000.000 on lottery but I really don't want it to be 1. 000. 000 after edititng... Also C.J. must stay C.J. and not C. J.... wow that is hard :)"#
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