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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
  • 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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/
/
gi

Test String

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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 = "(?i)[\r\n]+\s*\/\/.*TODO:+.*" Local $sString = "angular" & @CRLF & _ " .module('mdKeyboard', ['material.components.bottomSheet'])" & @CRLF & _ " .directive('mdKeyboard', MdKeyboardDirective)" & @CRLF & _ " .provider('$mdKeyboard', MdKeyboardProvider);" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "function MdKeyboardDirective($mdKeyboard, $mdBottomSheet, $timeout, $injector, $log) {" & @CRLF & _ " return {" & @CRLF & _ " restrict: 'A'," & @CRLF & _ " require: '?ngModel'," & @CRLF & _ " scope: {" & @CRLF & _ " clickOutsideToClose: '='," & @CRLF & _ " preserveScope: '='," & @CRLF & _ " showInMobile: '='" & @CRLF & _ " }," & @CRLF & _ " link: function (scope, element, attrs, ngModelCtrl) {" & @CRLF & _ " if (!ngModelCtrl) {" & @CRLF & _ " return;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " var bottomSheet;" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " // Don't show virtual keyboard in mobile devices (default)" & @CRLF & _ " //TODO: test detection and reimplement if neccessary" & @CRLF & _ " //TODO: dissolve dependency to UAParser if possible / use angular or material utils" & @CRLF & _ " if ($injector.has('UAParser')) {" & @CRLF & _ " var UAParser = $injector.get('UAParser');" & @CRLF & _ " var results = new UAParser().getResult();" & @CRLF & _ " var isMobile = results.device.type === 'mobile' || results.device.type === 'tablet';" & @CRLF & _ " isMobile = isMobile || (results.os && (results.os.name === 'Android'));" & @CRLF & _ " isMobile = isMobile || (results.os && (results.os.name === 'iOS'));" & @CRLF & _ " isMobile = isMobile || (results.os && (results.os.name === 'Windows Phone'));" & @CRLF & _ " isMobile = isMobile || (results.os && (results.os.name === 'Windows Mobile'));" & @CRLF & _ " if (isMobile && attrs.showInMobile !== true) {" & @CRLF & _ " return;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " /*" & @CRLF & _ " ngVirtualKeyboardService.attach(elements[0], scope.config, function() {" & @CRLF & _ " $timeout(function() {" & @CRLF & _ " ngModelCtrl.$setViewValue(elements[0].value);" & @CRLF & _ " });" & @CRLF & _ " });" & @CRLF & _ " */" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " $log.debug(attrs);" & @CRLF & _ " element" & @CRLF & _ " .bind('focus', showKeyboard)" & @CRLF & _ " .bind('blur', hideKeyboard);" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " function showKeyboard() {" & @CRLF & _ " $log.info('showKeyboard');" & @CRLF & _ " bottomSheet = $mdBottomSheet" & @CRLF & _ " .show({" & @CRLF & _ " template: '<md-bottom-sheet class="md-grid" layout="column" ng-cloak>{{keyboard}}</md-bottom-sheet>'," & @CRLF & _ " controller: KeyboardController," & @CRLF & _ " clickOutsideToClose: attrs.clickOutsideToClose || false," & @CRLF & _ " preserveScope: attrs.preserveScope || true" & @CRLF & _ " })" & @CRLF & _ " .then(function () {" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " });" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " function hideKeyboard() {" & @CRLF & _ " $log.info('hideKeyboard');" & @CRLF & _ " if (bottomSheet) {" & @CRLF & _ " $mdBottomSheet.hide();" & @CRLF & _ " delete bottomSheet;" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " function KeyboardController($scope, $mdBottomSheet) {" & @CRLF & _ " $scope.keyboard = 'TEST';" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " // open bottomsheet with keyboard on focus TODO: and without backdrop" & @CRLF & _ " scope.keyboard = 'test';" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " // When navigation force destroys an interimElement, then" & @CRLF & _ " // listen and $destroy() that interim instance..." & @CRLF & _ " scope.$on('$destroy', function () {" & @CRLF & _ " $mdKeyboard.destroy();" & @CRLF & _ " });" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " };" & @CRLF & _ "}" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "function MdKeyboardProvider($$interimElementProvider) {" & @CRLF & _ " return $$interimElementProvider('$mdKeyboard')" & @CRLF & _ " .setDefaults({" & @CRLF & _ " options: keyboardDefaults" & @CRLF & _ " });" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " function keyboardDefaults() {" & @CRLF & _ " return {" & @CRLF & _ " themable: true," & @CRLF & _ " layout: defaultLayout" & @CRLF & _ " };" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " function defaultLayout() {" & @CRLF & _ " // get default language" & @CRLF & _ " return 'en-us';" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @CRLF & _ " }" & @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