import Foundation
let pattern = #"((\d{4})(-| )(\d{3})(-| )(\d{4})|((04|\+61)(\d{10}|\d{9}|\d{8}))|((04|\+04|61|\+61)( |-)(\d{1})( |-)(\d{4}|\d{3})( |-)(\d{4}|\d{3})))"#
let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines)
let testString = #"regex australian phone number format (e.g. 0412-123-4567) or (e.g. 0412 123 4567) or (e.g. 0412-123 4567) or (e.g. 0412345678) or (e.g. +61 4 1234 5678) or (e.g. +61 4 1234 567) or (e.g. +6101234567) or (e.g. +61012345678)"#
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