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  • All Tokens
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  • Anchors
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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

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import Foundation let pattern = #"REVIEWDOG_VERSION(?:\s*=\s*|:?\s*)[\"|\']?v?\K\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?(-[^\'\"\s]*)?"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines) let testString = #""" This is test file. REVIEWDOG_VERSION=v0.1.0 REVIEWDOG_VERSION = v0.1.0 REVIEWDOG_VERSION=0.1.0 REVIEWDOG_VERSION = 0.1.0 REVIEWDOG_VERSION="v0.1.0" REVIEWDOG_VERSION='v0.1.0' REVIEWDOG_VERSION = "v0.1.0" REVIEWDOG_VERSION = 'v0.1.0' REVIEWDOG_VERSION="0.1.0" REVIEWDOG_VERSION='0.1.0' REVIEWDOG_VERSION = "0.1.0" REVIEWDOG_VERSION = '0.1.0' REVIEWDOG_VERSION="v0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31" REVIEWDOG_VERSION='v0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31' REVIEWDOG_VERSION = "v0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31" REVIEWDOG_VERSION = 'v0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31' REVIEWDOG_VERSION="0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31" REVIEWDOG_VERSION='0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31' REVIEWDOG_VERSION = "0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31" REVIEWDOG_VERSION = '0.1.0-nightly20201208+12faa31' ENV REVIEWDOG_VERSION=0.1.0 ENV REVIEWDOG_VERSION 0.1.0 ARG REVIEWDOG_VERSION=0.1.0 yaml: REVIEWDOG_VERSION: 0.1.0 REVIEWDOG_VERSION: "0.1.0" REVIEWDOG_VERSION: '0.1.0' The above version should be updated to the latest version with this action. Other test cases. REDPEN_VERSION=1.10.1 TMUX_VERSION=3.0 """# let stringRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: testString.utf16.count) let substitutionString = #"1.0.0-nightly23423423423423523gdsg"# let result = regex.stringByReplacingMatches(in: testString, range: stringRange, withTemplate: substitutionString) 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