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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

/
/
g

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 = "(?<=m)(2|3)" Local $sString = "superscript" & @CRLF & _ "(?<=m)(2|3)" & @CRLF & _ "®|™" & @CRLF & _ "(?<=\d)(de|ème)" & @CRLF & _ "REF" & @CRLF & _ "\d{6}/(D|T|X)" & @CRLF & _ "REF2" & @CRLF & _ "\d{3}/(D|T|X)" & @CRLF & _ "REF3" & @CRLF & _ "\d{6}(?-)" & @CRLF & _ "VET" & @CRLF & _ "garantie[^\r\n]+jaar" & @CRLF & _ "Fraction" & @CRLF & _ "\b1/2\b" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "PARQUET STRATIFIE ‘MEGALOFT’" & @CRLF & _ "Différents motifs " & @CRLF & _ "Longueur 1286mm x largeur " & @CRLF & _ "194mm " & @CRLF & _ "10000kcal/u" & @CRLF & _ "25mm2" & @CRLF & _ "10dm3 10dm3/u" & @CRLF & _ "1000m3/u" & @CRLF & _ "850l/u" & @CRLF & _ "1000m3/h" & @CRLF & _ "850l/h" & @CRLF & _ "1,99m2/pak" & @CRLF & _ "1,33m3" & @CRLF & _ "1,25m2" & @CRLF & _ "25kg " & @CRLF & _ "700559/D" & @CRLF & _ "1,59m3/pak" & @CRLF & _ "1,996m2/paquet" & @CRLF & _ "700496-123566-123/D" & @CRLF & _ "1,996m2/paquet" & @CRLF & _ "123566-123/D" & @CRLF & _ "1,99m2 en 199m3/h" & @CRLF & _ "135234-123/D" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Gerst 004729/D" & @CRLF & _ "Schors 058157/D" & @CRLF & _ "Ø 30/60 x H230cm" & @CRLF & _ "Polyester doek 280gr/m2" & @CRLF & _ "Crossover®-ontstekingssysteem" & @CRLF & _ "™ Toelatingsnr: 3001B" & @CRLF & _ "32/38mm slang" & @CRLF & _ "ZANDFILTERKIT 10m3/u" & @CRLF & _ "Debiet 1,2m2/u" & @CRLF & _ "Zinklaag: 180-250gr/m2" & @CRLF & _ "2de handgreep" & @CRLF & _ "2ème poignon" & @CRLF & _ "Garantie 25 jaar" & @CRLF & _ "10 jaar waarborg" & @CRLF & _ "Maaihoogteregeling 20-75mm" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Gerst 004729/D" & @CRLF & _ "Schors 058157/D" & @CRLF & _ "Ø 30/60 x H230cm" & @CRLF & _ "Polyester doek 280gr/m2" & @CRLF & _ "Crossover®-ontstekingssysteem" & @CRLF & _ "™ Toelatingsnr: 3001B" & @CRLF & _ "32/38mm slang" & @CRLF & _ "ZANDFILTERKIT 10m3/u" & @CRLF & _ "Debiet 1,2m2/u" & @CRLF & _ "Zinklaag: 180-250gr/m2" & @CRLF & _ "2de handgreep" & @CRLF & _ "2ème poignon" & @CRLF & _ "garantie 25 jaar" & @CRLF & _ "garantie 25 jaar" & @CRLF & _ "Garantie 25 ans jar" & @CRLF & _ "Jaar Garantie 25 " & @CRLF & _ "25 jaar garantie" & @CRLF & _ "10 jaar waarborg" & @CRLF & _ "Maaihoogteregeling 20-75mm" & @CRLF & _ "1/2" & @CRLF & _ "®" & @CRLF & _ "541358/9/60" & @CRLF & _ "541358-12-12/D" & @CRLF & _ "541358-123-123/D" & @CRLF & _ "541358-1234-1234/D" & @CRLF & _ "541358-12345-12345/D" & @CRLF & _ "541358-123456-123456/D" 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