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  • Substitution
  • 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
No Match

/
/
gm

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 $sRegex = "(?m)const.*=.*{+$" Local $sString = "exports.async_createUser = async (user, required) => {" & @CRLF & _ "exports.async_createUser = async (user, required) => " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "const test = function(a,b) => {" & @CRLF & _ "const test = (a,b) => {" & @CRLF & _ "const test = a => {" & @CRLF & _ "const async_getInfAuthToken = async () => {" & @CRLF & _ "const convertFromStateABV = async abv => {" & @CRLF & _ "const customField = infUser.custom_fields.filter(index => {" & @CRLF & _ "const thing = new user({" & @CRLF & _ "// const thing = new user({" & @CRLF & _ "// inf.updateWedding(weddingId);" & @CRLF & _ "inf.setMilestoneDate(req.user, 8);" & @CRLF & _ "}); //User email >> Spouse email (42)" & @CRLF & _ "exports.infCreate = function(req, callback) {" & @CRLF & _ "const user = await User.findOne({ _id: wedding.users[numUser] });" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "const test = function(a,b) " & @CRLF & _ "const i = require(./stuff)" & @CRLF & _ "// const userC = require("./users");" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "const User = require("./../models/user");" & @CRLF & _ "const Utils = require("./../utils");" & @CRLF & _ "const userC = require("./users");" & @CRLF & _ "const Wedding = require("./../models/wedding");" & @CRLF & _ "const config = require("./../config");" & @CRLF & _ "const request = require("request-promise");" & @CRLF & _ "const sms = require("./smss");" & @CRLF & _ "const email = require("./emails");" & @CRLF & _ "const contacts = require("./contacts");" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ ""error [inf.getNumberOfContactsFromWeddingID] : " + //" & @CRLF & _ "inf.applyTagToUser(userList[i].inf_id, [ //" & @CRLF & _ "// inf.setMilestoneDate(userList[i], 8);" & @CRLF & _ "inf.applyTagToUser(u.inf_id, [564]); //[Fulfillment _ 110 _ DLY _ LM _ WT - couples _ v01 _ START]" & @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