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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
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    \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
    ^
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    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

Regular Expression
No Match

r"
"

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 = "'Target.*Write MBps\n(?:[\w; %\.]+,){9}([\w; %\.]+)" Local $sString = "'Test Type,Test Description,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "0,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Version,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "2006.07.27,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Time Stamp,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "2016-01-06 19:40:56:182,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Test Type,Test Description,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "0,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Version,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "2006.07.27,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Time Stamp,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "2016-01-06 19:41:32:625,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Test Type,Test Description,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "0,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Version,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "2006.07.27,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Time Stamp,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "2016-01-06 19:41:53:145,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Test Type,Test Description,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "0,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Version,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "2006.07.27,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Time Stamp,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "2016-01-06 19:43:53:456,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Access specifications,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Access specification name,default assignment,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "512B; 100% Read; 0% random,0,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'size,% of size,% reads,% random,delay,burst,align,reply,,,," & @CRLF & _ "209715712,100,100,0,0,1,0,0,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'End access specifications,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Results,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Target Type,Target Name,Access Specification Name,# Managers,# Workers,# Disks,IOps,Read IOps,Write IOps,MBps,Read MBps,Write MBps" & @CRLF & _ "ALL,All,512B; 100% Read; 0% random,1,1,1,0.571416,0.571416,0,114.283511,114.283511,0" & @CRLF & _ "MANAGER,A01030016NB,512B; 100% Read; 0% random,,1,1,0.571416,0.571416,0,114.283511,114.283511,0" & @CRLF & _ "PROCESSOR,CPU 0,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "PROCESSOR,CPU 1,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "PROCESSOR,CPU 2,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "PROCESSOR,CPU 3,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "WORKER,Worker 1,512B; 100% Read; 0% random,,,1,0.571416,0.571416,0,114.283511,114.283511,0" & @CRLF & _ "DISK,F:新增磁碟區,,,,,0.571416,0.571416,0,114.283511,114.283511,0" & @CRLF & _ "'Time Stamp,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "2016-01-06 19:44:21:973,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Test Type,Test Description,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "0,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Version,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "2006.07.27,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Time Stamp,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "2016-01-06 19:45:17:785,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Access specifications,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Access specification name,default assignment,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "512B; 100% Read; 0% random,0,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'size,% of size,% reads,% random,delay,burst,align,reply,,,," & @CRLF & _ "102912,100,100,0,0,1,0,0,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'End access specifications,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Results,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "'Target Type,Target Name,Access Specification Name,# Managers,# Workers,# Disks,IOps,Read IOps,Write IOps,MBps,Read MBps,Write MBps" & @CRLF & _ "ALL,All,512B; 100% Read; 0% random,1,1,1,1216.250748,1216.250748,0,119.36836,119.36836,0" & @CRLF & _ "MANAGER,A01030016NB,512B; 100% Read; 0% random,,1,1,1216.250748,1216.250748,0,119.36836,119.36836,0" & @CRLF & _ "PROCESSOR,CPU 0,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "PROCESSOR,CPU 1,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "PROCESSOR,CPU 2,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "PROCESSOR,CPU 3,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "WORKER,Worker 1,512B; 100% Read; 0% random,,,1,1216.250748,1216.250748,0,119.36836,119.36836,0" & @CRLF & _ "DISK,F:新增磁碟區,,,,,1216.250748,1216.250748,0,119.36836,119.36836,0" & @CRLF & _ "'Time Stamp,,,,,,,,,,," & @CRLF & _ "2016-01-06 19:45:30:673,,,,,,,,,,," Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYFULLMATCH) ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($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