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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
  • General Tokens
  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
  • Group Constructs
  • Character Classes
  • Flags/Modifiers
  • Substitution
  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A single character of: a, b, c or d
    [[ab][cd]]
  • 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]
  • Character class intersection
    [\w&&[^\d]]
  • 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"
"
gms

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 $sRegex = "(?ms)^---$((.)*)^---$" Local $sString = "---" & @CRLF & _ "Created: 20.07.2023" & @CRLF & _ "Tags: #kleiderschrank, #golf" & @CRLF & _ "---" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "# Kleiderschrank | Golf" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "## Polos kurz schwarz (#polo)" & @CRLF & _ "2018-11 | 2 x Under Armour Herren Performance Poloshirt, Schwarz, XL" & @CRLF & _ "0000-00 | Nike Polos Standard FIT XL black" & @CRLF & _ "0000-00 | AIRBUS Bremen XL black" & @CRLF & _ "2018-05 | Golfino Poloshirt kurz grün" & @CRLF & _ "2018-05 | Golfino Poloshirt kurz türkis" & @CRLF & _ "2016-07 | 4 x Decathlon Polos" & @CRLF & _ "0000-00 | Adidas Polo XL hellgrau" & @CRLF & _ "0000-00 | Adidas Polo L signalrot" & @CRLF & _ "0000-00 | Adidas Polo L signalrot" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "## Polos lang" & @CRLF & _ "2019-04 | Golfino Poloshirt lang" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "## Pullover (#pullover)" & @CRLF & _ "0000-00 | Decathlon Fleece XL hellgrau" & @CRLF & _ "0000-00 | Decathlon Fleece XL blau" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "## Windshields (#windshields)" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "2019-04 | Nike Herren-Golfjacke mit Synthetikfüllung XL Schwarz" & @CRLF & _ "2019-04 | Golfino Thermo Jacke gesteppt schwarz 56" & @CRLF & _ "2017-06 | Golfino Windshield Fleece Jacke black" & @CRLF & _ "0000-00 | Golfino Shell dunkelbau" & @CRLF & _ "2017-06 | Golfino ThermoShirt 1/2 Zip blau 54" & @CRLF & _ "0000-00 | Golfino Jacke schwarz" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "## Rain Shirts (#rainshirts)" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "0000-00 | FootJoy Hydrolite Rainshirt XL black" & @CRLF & _ "2015-09 | Under Armour Herren Golf Pullover Crestable Elements 1/2 Zip, Black, XL" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "## Westen (#westen)" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "2018-05 | Golfino Mikrofaser Weste Navy" & @CRLF & _ "2019-04 | Golfino Weste gesteppt schwarz 56" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "## Zipper lang (#zipper)" & @CRLF & _ "2018-05 | Golfino Troyer Zip schwarz lang" & @CRLF & _ "2018-05 | Golfino Troyer Zip blau lang" & @CRLF & _ "2018-05 | Golfino Troyer Zip grün lang" & @CRLF & _ "2018-05 | Golfino Troyer Zip rot lang" & @CRLF & _ "2018-05 | Golfino Troyer Zip rot lang" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "## Hosen (#hosen)" & @CRLF & _ "0000-00 | Golfino 54 schwarz" & @CRLF & _ "0000-00 | Alberto chino 54 schwarz" & @CRLF & _ "0000-00 | Adidas blau 32/34" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "## Schuhe" & @CRLF & _ "2018-08 | FootJoy Golfschuhe Contour Casual 45 braun" & @CRLF & _ "2018-08 | FootJoy Golfschuhe Contour Fit 45 schwarz" & @CRLF & _ "2015-09 | Nike" & @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