Regular Expressions 101

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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
No Match

r"
"
gm

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 = "(?m)create table (\w+)\([\s\S]+?(?=\)(?:\n|$))" Local $sString = "create table sous_branche(" & @CRLF & _ " id_sous_branche integer not null," & @CRLF & _ " code_sous_branche character varying(20) not null," & @CRLF & _ " libelle_sous_branche character varying(55) not null," & @CRLF & _ " designation_sous_branche character varying(255) null," & @CRLF & _ " taux_taxes float null," & @CRLF & _ " date_creation timestamp without time zone null," & @CRLF & _ " ref_importation integer null," & @CRLF & _ " date_importation timestamp without time zone null" & @CRLF & _ ")" & @CRLF & _ "go" & @CRLF & _ "-- **** object: table caisse script date: 30/06/2015 16:53:15 ****" & @CRLF & _ "create table operation_caisse(" & @CRLF & _ " id_operation_caisse integer not null," & @CRLF & _ " operation_id integer not null," & @CRLF & _ " mode_paiement_id integer not null, --id_mode_paiement" & @CRLF & _ " libelle_paiement_caisse_id integer not null, --id_libelle_paiement" & @CRLF & _ " jour_imputation timestamp without time zone null," & @CRLF & _ " date_paiement_caisse timestamp without time zone null," & @CRLF & _ " numero_reglement integer null," & @CRLF & _ " libelle_operation_caisse character varying(55) not null," & @CRLF & _ " montant_operation_caisse double precision null," & @CRLF & _ " payeur_effet_caisse_id integer not null, --id_payeur_effet" & @CRLF & _ " numero_effet_caisse character varying(30) null," & @CRLF & _ " titulaire_compte_effet_caisse character varying(55) null," & @CRLF & _ " date_encaissement_effet_caisse timestamp without time zone null," & @CRLF & _ " autres_informations_caisse text null," & @CRLF & _ " valider_commissionnement_caisse bit not null," & @CRLF & _ " commissions_a_debiter_caisse real null," & @CRLF & _ " numero_piece_caisse character varying(30) null," & @CRLF & _ " piece_caisse_annulee bit not null," & @CRLF & _ " date_annulation_piece_caisse timestamp without time zone null," & @CRLF & _ " reference_annulation_piece_caisse character varying(55) null," & @CRLF & _ " date_creation timestamp without time zone null," & @CRLF & _ " ref_importation integer null," & @CRLF & _ " date_importation timestamp without time zone null" & @CRLF & _ ")" Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYGLOBALFULLMATCH) Local $aFullArray[0] For $i = 0 To UBound($aArray) -1 _ArrayConcatenate($aFullArray, $aArray[$i]) Next $aArray = $aFullArray ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($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