import Foundation
let pattern = ##"""
(?(DEFINE)(?<cons>\b(?:
(?<x>\d*)
(?:(?<a0>0)|(?<a1>1)|(?<a2>2)|(?<a3>3)|(?<a4>4)
|(?<a5>5)|(?<a6>6)|(?<a7>7)|(?<a8>8))
(?:9(?= 9*,\g{x}\d (?<y>\g{y}?+ 0)))*
,\g{x}
(?(a0)1)(?(a1)2)(?(a2)3)(?(a3)4)(?(a4)5)
(?(a5)6)(?(a6)7)(?(a7)8)(?(a8)9)
(?(y)\g{y})
# handle the 999 => 1000 case separately
| (?:9(?= 9*,1 (?<z>\g{z}?+ 0)))+
,1\g{z}
)\b))
# list of two or more consecutive integers
(?=(?&cons))\d+
(?:,(?=(?&cons))\d+)*
,\d+
"""##
let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .allowCommentsAndWhitespace)
let testString = #"""
0,1,2,3
8,9,10,11
1999,2000,2001
99,100,101
42
3,2,1
1,2,4
10,11,13
"""#
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