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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

/
/
g

Test String

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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 = "(\S| )+\n(\S| )+\n(\S| )+\n((\S| )+|)NSW \d{4}" Local $sString = "/////// 4 lines & 3rd line is suburb only" & @CRLF & _ "SCIENTIFIC MOTOR BODYWORKS LP" & @CRLF & _ "7-9 PERRY STREET" & @CRLF & _ "MATRAVILLE" & @CRLF & _ "NSW 2036" & @CRLF & _ "///////" & @CRLF & _ "au" & @CRLF & _ "Mascot Auto Repairs"cod**" & @CRLF & _ "155 Coward Street" & @CRLF & _ "Mascot NSW 2020" & @CRLF & _ "////////////////////////" & @CRLF & _ "Mascot Airport Service Station *cod*" & @CRLF & _ "Inside Car Wash" & @CRLF & _ "237 O'Riordan St" & @CRLF & _ "Mascot NSW 2020" & @CRLF & _ "////////////////////////maps" & @CRLF & _ "7/30-32 Beaconsfield Street" & @CRLF & _ "Alexandria NSW 2015" & @CRLF & _ "////////////////////////" & @CRLF & _ "Pedders Mascot" & @CRLF & _ "Unit 1" & @CRLF & _ "20 Ricketty Street" & @CRLF & _ "Mascot NSW 2020" & @CRLF & _ "/////////////////////" & @CRLF & _ "Pay Charge" & @CRLF & _ "Mr Bump Smash Repair" & @CRLF & _ "Unit 12/122 Station Rd" & @CRLF & _ "Seven Hills NSW 2147" & @CRLF & _ "////////////////////" & @CRLF & _ "Pay Charge" & @CRLF & _ "Mr Bump Smash Repair" & @CRLF & _ "Unit 12 122 Station Rd" & @CRLF & _ "Seven Hills NSW 2147" & @CRLF & _ "/////// suburb spelling error, character in street line" & @CRLF & _ "Woollahra Auto***cod***" & @CRLF & _ "120, Oxford St" & @CRLF & _ "Woolahra NSW 1350" & @CRLF & _ "/// name not complete" & @CRLF & _ "North Caringbah Smash Rep" & @CRLF & _ "47 Captain Cook Drive" & @CRLF & _ "Caringbah NSW 2229" & @CRLF & _ "/////" & @CRLF & _ "BM Pro Service Centre" & @CRLF & _ "Unit8/ 1a Pritchard Plac" & @CRLF & _ "Peakhurst NSW 2210 " & @CRLF & _ "////" & @CRLF & _ "embassy smash repairs" & @CRLF & _ "unit 5d 23-25 windsor rd" & @CRLF & _ "northmead nsw 2152" 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