import Foundation
let pattern = #"^Exactfoobar(?:\.[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_-]*){2}(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_-]*)+$"#
let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines)
let testString = #"""
Exactfoobar.somestring.some_other-string.someStringwithCaps
There could be 4 or more fields separated by a dot
The first word should be exactly Exactfoobar.
The 2nd and 3rd word can't have caps but can have -_
The 4th word and so on can have caps with -_
"""#
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