Regular Expressions 101

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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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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
  • Match everything enclosed
    (?:...)
  • Capture everything enclosed
    (...)
  • 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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Test String

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Generated Code

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of MsgBox Local $sRegex = "(?m)([A-Z]+?)\s([A-Z]+)\s" Local $sString = "ACCS Access CRST Crest GRA Grange PLAT Plateau SLPE Slope" & @CRLF & _ "ALLY Alley CRSS Cross GRN Green PLZA Plaza SND Sound" & @CRLF & _ "ALWY Alleyway CRSG Crossing GRND Ground PKT Pocket SPUR Spur" & @CRLF & _ "AMBL Amble CRD Crossroad GR Grove PNT Point SQ Square" & @CRLF & _ "ANCG Anchorage COWY Crossway GLY Gully PORT Port STRS Stairs" & @CRLF & _ "APP Approach CUWY Cruiseway HTS Heights PROM Promenade SHWY State Highway" & @CRLF & _ "ARC Arcade CDS Cul-de-sac HRD Highroad QUAD Quad STPS Steps" & @CRLF & _ "ART Artery CITG Cutting HWY Highway QDGL Quadrangle STRA Strand" & @CRLF & _ "AVE Avenue DALE Dale HILL Hill QDRT Quadrant ST Street" & @CRLF & _ "BASN Basin DELL Dell INTG Interchange QY Quay STRP Strip" & @CRLF & _ "BCH Beach DEVN Deviation INTN Intersection QYS Quays SBWY Subway" & @CRLF & _ "BEND Bend DIP Dip INC Junction RMBL Ramble TARN Tarn" & @CRLF & _ "BLK Block DSTR Distributor KEY Key RAMP Ramp TCE Terrace" & @CRLF & _ "BVD Boulevard DR Drive LDG Landing RNGE Range THOR Thoroughfare" & @CRLF & _ "BRCE Brace DRWY Driveway LANE Lane RCH Reach TLWY Tollway" & @CRLF & _ "BRAE Brae EDGE Edge LNWY Laneway RES Reserve TOP Top" & @CRLF & _ "BRK Break ELB Elbow LEES Lees REST Rest TOR Tor" & @CRLF & _ "BDGE Bridge END End LNE Line RTT Retreat TWRS Towers" & @CRLF & _ "BDWY Broadway ENT Entrance LINK Link RIDE Ride TRK Track" & @CRLF & _ "BROW Brow ESP Esplanade LT Little RDGE Ridge TRL Trail" & @CRLF & _ "BYPA Bypass EST Estate LKT Lookout RGWY Ridgeway TRLR Trailer" & @CRLF & _ "BYWY Byway EXP Expressway LOOP Loop ROWY Right of TRI Triangle" & @CRLF & _ "CAUS Causeway EXTN Extension LWR Lower RING Ring TKY Trunkway" & @CRLF & _ "CTR Centre FAWY Fairway MALL Mall RISE Rise TURN TURN" Local $sSubst = "const STREET_TYPE_$1 = '$1';\n" Local $sResult = StringRegExpReplace($sString, $sRegex, $sSubst) MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Result", $sResult)

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