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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
  • General Tokens
  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
  • Group Constructs
  • Character Classes
  • Flags/Modifiers
  • 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

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import Foundation let pattern = #"([hale]*\w*\.?\d*)([\.\/\-_\s]?)([stand]*)(\d+)([a-z]*)"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .caseInsensitive) let testString = #""" InnoTrans 16 Reinigung 23/705 Vorr./Tägl. InnoTrans 16 Reinigung 17/113 Vorr./Tägl. InnoTrans 16 Reinigung 26./141 Vorr./Tägl. InnoTrans 16 Reinigung 6.2/507 Vorr./Tägl. trans 4.1/412 vor u tä Trans 16,23/606, Vor + tägl. Reinigung Trans 16 10.2/300 Vor-, täglich FUNK 16 Reinigung 14.1/124 Vorr./Tägl. STORNO !!!InnoTrans 16 Reinigung 4.2/208a Vorr./Tägl. Inno 16 Vorr. + tägl. rein. H. 7.2C_305 Inno 16 Vorr. + tägl. Rein. H.17-304 Inno 16 Vorr. + tägl. Rein. H. 17_304 InnoTrans 16 Reinigung CCB A/101 Vorr./Tägl. InnoTrans 16 Reinigung FGSUED O/553 Reinigung Aufbau+Gl./Tägl.+Gl. InnoTrans 16 Reinigung FGSUED O/240 Vorr./Tägl. InnoTrans 16 Reinigung FGSUED O-240 Vorr./Tägl. InnoTrans 16 Reinigung FGSUED O_240 Vorr./Tägl. InnoTrans 16 Reinigung FGSUED Ost/240 Vorr./Tägl. InnoTrans 16 Reinigung FGSUED T10/47 Reinigung nach Stundennachweis InnoTrans 16 Reinigung FGSUED T10-47 Reinigung nach Stundennachweis InnoTrans 16 Reinigung FGSUED T10_47 Reinigung nach Stundennachweis Inno 16 - Storno H.22_808 trans 4.1-412 vor u tä innotrans 16 reinig tä 21.-205 Inno 16 - Storno H. 22-808 Inno 16 - Storno H.22_808b Inno 16 - Storno H. 22-808b Inno 16 - Storno H.22_808 Inno 16 - Storno H.2.1_808 Inno 16 - Storno H.2.1_s808 Inno 16 - Storno H.2.1-S808 Inno 16 - Storno halle2.1_stand808 Inno 16 - Storno Halle2.1_Stand808 Inno 16 - Storno H2.1 S808 Inno 16 - Storno halle 2.1 stand 808 Inno 16 - Storno h2.1 s808 trans 4.1 412 vor u tä innotrans 16 reinig tä 21. 205 """# let stringRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: testString.utf16.count) let matches = regex.matches(in: testString, range: stringRange) var result: [[String]] = [] for match in matches { var groups: [String] = [] for rangeIndex in 1 ..< match.numberOfRanges { let nsRange = match.range(at: rangeIndex) guard !NSEqualRanges(nsRange, NSMakeRange(NSNotFound, 0)) else { continue } let string = (testString as NSString).substring(with: nsRange) groups.append(string) } if !groups.isEmpty { result.append(groups) } } 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