#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp
#include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate
Local $sRegex = "(?m)how to"
Local $sString = "<li><a href="xxx.html" title="xxx">xxx (22)</a></li>" & @CRLF & _
"<li><a href="yyy.html" title="yyy">yyy (21)</a></li>" & @CRLF & _
"<li><a href="zzz.html" title="zzz">zzz (13)</a></li>" & @CRLF & _
"<li><a href="xxx.html" title="xxx">xxx (23)</a></li>" & @CRLF & _
"<li><a href="yyy.html" title="yyy">yyy (24)</a></li>" & @CRLF & _
"<li><a href="zzz.html" title="zzz">zzz (15)</a></li>" & @CRLF & _
"" & @CRLF & _
"So, this a menu in html. I need to match in order those numbers from the end. Suppose the last line, `<li><a href="ccc.html" title="ccc">ccc (7)</a></li>` instead of (7) I would have (6). The regex formula should match this row." & @CRLF & _
"" & @CRLF & _
"So, the order of the numbers must be taken into account, and regex formula should match only where the number does not match the default number."
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