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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
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gmi

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const regex = /INSERT INTO[\s]*(.*?)[\s]*\((.*?)\)\s*VALUES\s*\((.*?)\)[\s|;]*/gmi; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('INSERT INTO[\\s]*(.*?)[\\s]*\\((.*?)\\)\\s*VALUES\\s*\\((.*?)\\)[\\s|;]*', 'gmi') const str = `INSERT INTO TABLE ([fis_RECno], [fis_RECid_DBCno], [fis_RECid_RECno], [fis_SpecRECno], [fis_iptal], [fis_fileid], [fis_hidden], [fis_kilitli], [fis_degisti], [fis_checksum], [fis_create_user], [fis_create_date], [fis_lastup_user], [fis_lastup_date], [fis_special1], [fis_special2], [fis_special3], [fis_firmano], [fis_subeno], [fis_maliyil], [fis_tarih], [fis_sira_no], [fis_tur], [fis_hesap_kod], [fis_satir_no], [fis_aciklama1], [fis_meblag0], [fis_meblag1], [fis_meblag2], [fis_meblag3], [fis_meblag4], [fis_meblag5], [fis_meblag6], [fis_sorumluluk_kodu], [fis_ticari_tip], [fis_ticari_DBCno], [fis_ticari_RECno], [fis_kurfarkifl], [fis_ticari_evraktip], [fis_tic_evrak_seri], [fis_tic_evrak_sira], [fis_tic_belgeno], [fis_tic_belgetarihi], [fis_yevmiye_no], [fis_katagori], [fis_evrak_DBCno], [fis_fmahsup_tipi], [fis_fozelmahkod], [fis_grupkodu], [fis_aktif_pasif], [fis_proje_kodu]) VALUES ('65918', '0', '65918', '0', '0', '2', '0', '0', '0', '0', '37', '2016-03-01 17:19:16.413', '37', '2016-03-01 17:19:16.413', N'', N'', N'', '0', '0', '2016', '2016-01-06 00:00:00.000', '180', '0', N'689.00.003', '5', N'yuvarlama', '-0.04', '-0.013707549433', '-0.04', '0', '0', '0', '0', N'', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', N'', '0', N'', '1899-12-30 00:00:00.000', '2086', '0', '0', '0', N'', N'', '0', N''); `; // Reset `lastIndex` if this regex is defined globally // regex.lastIndex = 0; let m; while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) { // This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) { regex.lastIndex++; } // The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable. m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => { console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`); }); }

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 JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions