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  • A single character of: a, b or c
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    [^a-z]
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    a|b
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    \s
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    \d
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  • Zero or one of a
    a?
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    a*
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    a+
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    a{3}
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    a{3,}
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    a{3,6}
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Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)(?:(\$.*):)" Local $sString = "$application-background: rgba(81, 99, 120, 0.1);" & @CRLF & _ "$application-background-light: #ffffff;" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "$primary-light: #00a6ff; // rgba(0, 166, 255, 1)" & @CRLF & _ "$primary-light-accent: #1f95f8;" & @CRLF & _ "$primary-lighter: #99dcff;" & @CRLF & _ "$primary-dark: #36436b; // rgba(54, 67, 107, 1)" & @CRLF & _ "$primary-darker: #2b3555;" & @CRLF & _ "$primary-darkest: #191f32;" & @CRLF & _ "$secondary-light: #008aff;" & @CRLF & _ "$tertiary-light: #4f5bff;" & @CRLF & _ "$quaternary-light: #27358c;" & @CRLF & _ "$sub-accent1: #00ea42;" & @CRLF & _ "$sub-accent2: #bedb00;" & @CRLF & _ "$sub-accent3: #ffb428;" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "$widget-light: #f3f4f6;" & @CRLF & _ "$widget-lightest: #ffffff;" & @CRLF & _ "$widget-disabled-light: #ccc;" & @CRLF & _ "$widget-disabled-lighter: #f9f9f9;" & @CRLF & _ "$navbar-color-default: $widget-lightest;" & @CRLF & _ "$navbar-light-color: #fafafa;" & @CRLF & _ "$sidebar-background: #fafafa;" & @CRLF & _ "$text-light: #516378;" & @CRLF & _ "$text-lighter: #889aae;" & @CRLF & _ "$text-lightest: #cccccc;" & @CRLF & _ "$text-dark: #ffffff;" & @CRLF & _ "$text-dark2: #efefef;" & @CRLF & _ "$text-darker: #dedede;" & @CRLF & _ "$text-disabled: $text-lightest;" & @CRLF & _ "$text-placeholder-dark: $text-dark2;" & @CRLF & _ "$text-navbar-bright: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);" & @CRLF & _ "$text-navbar-bright2: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);" & @CRLF & _ "$text-navbar-dark: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);" & @CRLF & _ "$text-navbar-dark2: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);" & @CRLF & _ "$border-light: #e8ebed;" & @CRLF & _ "$border-dark: #ccc;" & @CRLF & _ "$border-active: $text-light;" & @CRLF & _ "$border-color-dark: #d9d9d9 $border-dark #b3b3b3;" & @CRLF & _ "$warning: #ffa908;" & @CRLF & _ "$trend-high: #ff3d79;" & @CRLF & _ "$trend-low: #1e98ff;" & @CRLF & _ "$trend-mid: $text-light;" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "$list-item-selected: rgba(81, 99, 120, 0.2);" & @CRLF & _ "$list-item-hover: rgba(81, 99, 120, 0.1);" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "$poor: #ff7da5;" & @CRLF & _ "$fair: #ffafc8;" & @CRLF & _ "$average: #ffdfa4;" & @CRLF & _ "$good: #a1d525;" & @CRLF & _ "$excellent: #00d63d;" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ ":export {" & @CRLF & _ " primaryDark: $primary-dark;" & @CRLF & _ " primaryLight: $primary-light;" & @CRLF & _ " secondaryLight: $secondary-light;" & @CRLF & _ " tertiaryLight: $tertiary-light;" & @CRLF & _ " quaternaryLight: $quaternary-light;" & @CRLF & _ " subAccent1: $sub-accent1;" & @CRLF & _ " subAccent2: $sub-accent2;" & @CRLF & _ " subAccent3: $sub-accent3;" & @CRLF & _ " poor: $poor;" & @CRLF & _ " fair: $fair;" & @CRLF & _ " average: $average;" & @CRLF & _ " good: $good;" & @CRLF & _ " excellent: $excellent;" & @CRLF & _ "}" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "$black: black;" & @CRLF & _ "$black-10: rgba(0, 0, 0, .1);" & @CRLF & _ "$black-15: rgba(0, 0, 0, .15);" & @CRLF & _ "$black-20: rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);" & @CRLF & _ "$black-30: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);" & @CRLF & _ "$black-40: rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);" & @CRLF & _ "$darker: #152128;" & @CRLF & _ "$darker-40: rgba(21, 32, 40, .4); // rgba($darker, .4)" & @CRLF & _ "$darker-50: rgba(21, 32, 40, .5); // rgba($darker, .5)" & @CRLF & _ "$darker-70: rgba(21, 32, 40, .7); // rgba($darker, .7)" & @CRLF & _ "$darker-80: rgba(21, 32, 40, .8); // rgba($darker, .8)" & @CRLF & _ "$darker-90: rgba(21, 32, 40, .9); // rgba($darker, .9)" & @CRLF & _ "$dark-two-10: rgba(81, 99, 120, .1);" & @CRLF & _ "$dark-two-20: rgba(81, 99, 120, .2);" & @CRLF & _ "$dark: #516378;" & @CRLF & _ "$dark-60: rgba(81, 99, 120, .6);" & @CRLF & _ "$dark-10: rgba(81, 99, 120, .1); // rgba(80, 99, 120, .1) rgba(81, 99, 119, .1)" & @CRLF & _ "$dark-15: rgba(81, 99, 120, .15);" & @CRLF & _ "$dark-30: rgba(81, 99, 120, .3);" & @CRLF & _ "$dark-20: rgba(81, 99, 120, .2); // rgba(80, 99, 120, .2) rgba(81, 99, 119, .2)" & @CRLF & _ "$dark-40: rgba(81, 99, 120, .4);" & @CRLF & _ "$dark-6: rgba(81, 99, 120, .06);" & @CRLF & _ "$gray: #7C858C;" & @CRLF & _ "$light: #98A7B3; // #97A7B4 #97A6B2" & @CRLF & _ "$light-50: rgba(152, 166, 179, .5);" & @CRLF & _ "$lighter: #E8EBED;" & @CRLF & _ "$smooth-sky: #87D5FF;" & @CRLF & _ "$sky: #00E2F5;" & @CRLF & _ "$sky-20: rgba(0, 221, 244, .2);" & @CRLF & _ "$magenta: #FF21A3;" & @CRLF & _ "$magenta-10: rgba(255, 33, 163, .1);" & @CRLF & _ "$yellow: #FFB000; // #FFA908" & @CRLF & _ "$lemon: #EDED00;" & @CRLF & _ "$spring: #4BFF6B;" & @CRLF & _ "$green: #00D63D;" & @CRLF & _ "$cobalt: #00A6FF;" & @CRLF & _ "$cobalt-10: rgba(0, 195, 255, .1); // rgba(0, 165, 255, .1)" & @CRLF & _ "$cobalt-20: rgba(0, 195, 255, .2);" & @CRLF & _ "$blue: #4A4FEB;" & @CRLF & _ "$purple: #9270FF;" & @CRLF & _ "$navy: #1B1464;" & @CRLF & _ "$snow: #F3F4F5; // #F2F2F2" & @CRLF & _ "$snow-68: rgba(243, 244, 245, .68);" & @CRLF & _ "$pale-grey-five: #F5F5F7;" & @CRLF & _ "$snow-60: rgba(243, 244, 245, .6); // rgba(243, 243, 244, .6)" & @CRLF & _ "$warm-grey-10: rgba(119, 119, 119, .1);" & @CRLF & _ "$white: white;" & @CRLF & _ "$white-30: rgba(255, 255, 255, .3);" & @CRLF & _ "$white-50: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);" & @CRLF & _ "$white-70: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7);" & @CRLF & _ "$midnight: #36436B;" & @CRLF & _ "$midnight-hover: #2B3457;" & @CRLF & _ "$dawn: #5B83FE;" & @CRLF & _ "$dawn-hover: #4864CD;" & @CRLF & _ "$periwinkle: #A98FFF;" & @CRLF & _ "$pastel-purple: #B7A1FF;" & @CRLF & _ "$carolina-blue: #87A5FF;" & @CRLF & _ "$pastel-blue: #9DB5FE;" & @CRLF & _ "$pale-grey: #EEF1F4;" & @CRLF & _ "$warm-pink: #FF3D79;" & @CRLF & _ "$warm-pink-darker: #e6376e;" & @CRLF & _ "$warm-pink-darkest: #c22f5d;" & @CRLF & _ "$warm-pink-15: rgba(255, 61, 121, .15);" & @CRLF & _ "$pale-grey-two: #E8EBED;" & @CRLF & _ "$pale-grey-two-50: rgba(232, 235, 237, .5);" & @CRLF & _ "$pale-grey-two-30: rgba(232, 235, 237, .3);" & @CRLF & _ "$pale-grey-two-70: rgba(232, 235, 237, .7);" & @CRLF & _ "$pale-grey-two-20: rgba(232, 235, 237, .2);" & @CRLF & _ "$pale-grey-two-10: rgba(232, 235, 237, .1);" & @CRLF & _ "$pale-grey-three: #EAEFF4;" & @CRLF & _ "$charcoal-grey: #2B2F35;" & @CRLF & _ "$charcoal-grey-80: rgba(43, 47, 43, .8); // rgba(42, 47, 52, .8)" & @CRLF & _ "$charcoal-grey-90: rgba(43, 47, 43, .9); // rgba(43, 47, 52, .9)" & @CRLF & _ "$charocol-grey-30: rgba(43, 47, 53, .3);" & @CRLF & _ "$silver: #DCE0E4; // #CFD2D4 #C9D0D5" & @CRLF & _ "$silver-two: #D2DADF;" & @CRLF & _ "$silver-three: #C9D0D5;" & @CRLF & _ "$azure: #00A6FF;" & @CRLF & _ "$azure-two: #0095E4;" & @CRLF & _ "$azure-hover: #008AD4;" & @CRLF & _ "$watermelon: #FF4168;" & @CRLF & _ "$light-30: rgba(152, 166, 179, .3);" & @CRLF & _ "$light-70: rgba(152, 166, 179, .7);" & @CRLF & _ "$cerulean: #007DC0;" & @CRLF & _ "$wheat: #FFD37E;" & @CRLF & _ "$off-white-two: #FFF6E1;" & @CRLF & _ "$pale-peach-two: #FFDEAD;" & @CRLF & _ "$ice-blue: #ECF9FF;" & @CRLF & _ "$pale-sky-blue: #B7E7FF;" & @CRLF & _ "$slate: #516272;" & @CRLF & _ "$bluey-grey: #97A6B2;" & @CRLF & _ "$bluey-grey-two: #98A7B3;" & @CRLF & _ "$bluey-grey-three: #A7B6C2;" & @CRLF & _ "$slate-three: #405064;" & @CRLF & _ "$slate-two: #404F5F;" & @CRLF & _ "$silver-four: #DEE1E4;" & @CRLF & _ "$silver-five: #D9DCDF;" & @CRLF & _ "$coral-pink: #FF5771;" & @CRLF & _ "$silver-six: #C0C9D0;" & @CRLF & _ "$sky-blue: #5CC7FF;" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ ":export {" & @CRLF & _ " dark: $dark;" & @CRLF & _ " dark10: $dark-10;" & @CRLF & _ " dark20: $dark-20;" & @CRLF & _ "}" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "// not registered in zeplin" & @CRLF & _ "$warm-dark: #404F5F; // #435262" & @CRLF & _ "$warm-dark-40: rgba(64, 79, 95, .4); // rgba(64, 80, 101, .4)" & @CRLF & _ "$soft-sky: #8FD8FF;" & @CRLF & _ "$charcoal-grey-two: #2F343A;" & @CRLF & _ "$azure-three: #00C3FF;" & @CRLF & _ "$deep-green: #00A02E;" & @CRLF & _ "$sun-yellow: #F5E11F;" & @CRLF & _ "$cadet-blue: #52689D;" & @CRLF & _ "$greenblue: #00D175;" & @CRLF & _ "$greenblue-two: #00B07F;" & @CRLF & _ "$light-sky-blue: #CCF3FF;" & @CRLF & _ "$event-header: #EDEFF0;" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "// react table" & @CRLF & _ "$tr-group-border: rgba(0, 0, 0, .05);" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "// shop AB funnel page" & @CRLF & _ "$resource-a: #7ab8fc;" & @CRLF & _ "$resource-b: #86919f;" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ ":export {" & @CRLF & _ " resourceA: $resource-a;" & @CRLF & _ " resourceB: $resource-b;" & @CRLF & _ "}" & @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