Regular Expressions 101

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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
  • General Tokens
  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
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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
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r"
"
g

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import Foundation let pattern = #"(?i)([\w.]+@[\w.]+)|(?:(?:\b|[,/]\s*)(?:whatsapp|viber|wechat))+\b\s*[:：]?\s*([()+\d -]+\d)|\bline(?:\sid)?\s*(?:[:：]\s*)?@?(\w+)|((?:\+\d+[ -]?)?(?:\(\d+\)[ -]?)?\d[\d -]{5,}\d)"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern) let testString = #""" ??5-yr online store ? Real pictures?? ?Mirror Quality ??1:1 ?Whatsapp/Viber +861776345378 ?spikydudewonderland@gmail.com ✈️✈️Worldwide Shipping Девочки это наша новая страничка.Только копии Lux, искателям дешевых подделок не беспокоить. По всем вопросам viber,whatsapp +79128743333 Лианна Recruitment Agents????The most powerful manufacturers,we have thebest quality.?Wechat:13255996580??Whatsapp：+8618820784535 ? เข้าช้อปทุกวันจ้า? ซื้อกับวี้ได้ของแท้แน่นอนค่า? แบรนด์อื่นสอบถามได้ค่า? ดรีวิว@reviewkayasisshopp? LINE ID : @kux1427k (มี @ ด้วยจ้า) Menyediakan Kacamata Termurah dengan Kualitas Super from: Surabaya Tanya / order : pin bb : 59f72347 WA/SMS/Call : 082231506095 Line : qurotinayunina ?Brandname Hiend สั่งเมื่อพร้อมโอน?CFห้ามCC?ship world wide ?LINE:@candy_hiend(มี@) candy_hiend@hotmail.com 0532 397 49 40 1-877-958-5211 (38)99937-7007 +12345678 +1234567 """# 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