Regular Expressions 101

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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]
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    [^a-z]
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    [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
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    \D
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  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
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  • Zero or one of a
    a?
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    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}
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Regular Expression
No Match

r"
"
gsim

Test String

Code Generator

Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?sim)(FACTURA.*?(?!ELECTR))" Local $sString = "CLINICA LAS UBNDES S.A. R.U.T.: 93.930.000-7" & @CRLF & _ "HOSPÍ ES IONAMIENTO" & @CRLF & _ "CASA TAL: e e - LAS CONDES - SANTIAGO FACTURA NO AFECTA O" & @CRLF & _ "SP” CLÍNICA SUCURSALES: LO FONTECILLA 4174 - LAS CONDES EXENTA ELECTRONICA" & @CRLF & _ "CHICUREO S/N - COLINA N* 211918" & @CRLF & _ "E LAS CONDES EMILLE ALLAIS £91 - LO BARNECHEA" & @CRLF & _ "CAMINO A VALLE NEVADO 41333 - LO BARNECHEA" & @CRLF & _ "LOS PRESIDENTES $8950 - PEÑALOLEN" & @CRLF & _ "S.l.1. - SANTIAGO ORIENTE" & @CRLF & _ "www.clc.cl" & @CRLF & _ "Fecha Emisión : 08-02-2023 RUT : 10.143.057-K" & @CRLF & _ "Señor(es) : NALLY FERNANDEZ MARIA SOLEDAD" & @CRLF & _ "Dirección : MARTIN DE ZAMORA 6306 Vencimiento" & @CRLF & _ "Ciudad : SANTIAGO Comuna : LAS CONDES" & @CRLF & _ "Giro : ACTIVIDADES NO ESPECIFICADAS Forma de Pago _ : CONTADO" & @CRLF & _ "1.698.196" & @CRLF & _ "DESCRIPCIÓN" & @CRLF & _ "PETCT" & @CRLF & _ "1.698.196" & @CRLF & _ "102001" & @CRLF & _ "cuy SÉ Y" & @CRLF & _ "3 |" & @CRLF & _ "Ss $" & @CRLF & _ "Y OCHO MIL CIE" & @CRLF & _ "SON: UN MILLÓN SEISCIENTOS NOVENTA AEB NENENTA" & @CRLF & _ "SEIS PESOS" & @CRLF & _ "MONTO DSCTO [5 o" & @CRLF & _ "MONTO EXENTO |$ 1.698.196" & @CRLF & _ "1.698.196" & @CRLF & _ "01: j d j sio" & @CRLF & _ "y i We" & @CRLF & _ "Timbre Electronico Sil fique Documento: ww" & @CRLF & _ "Res. 138 de 29-11-2011 Veri" & @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