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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • Anchors
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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

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import Foundation let pattern = #"class=\"kick_t_dt\".+?(.+?)<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"kick_t_ko\".+?(.+?)<\/span>.+?(.+?)href=\'.+?(.+?)\/\'.+?(.+?)<\/a><\/td><td.+?(.+?)\/\'.+?(.+?)<\/a>"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines) let testString = #""" </table> <div class="ncet"><li class="gradient6 ncet_round c25px">Eastern - Round 1</li></div><div class="compgrp"><div id="sc2209577-1" class="scorecard" title=""></div><table class="blocks gteam team53089-1 team40896-1" onmouseover="rowOver('53089-1','40896-1')" onmouseout="resetOver()"> <tbody><tr class="even"><td class="kick_t"><span class="kick_t_dt">11.05.19</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="kick_t_ko">20:00</span></td><td class="status"></td><td class="home uc "> <a href='/soccer/usa/teams/fc-cincinnati-NTMwODk=/'>FC Cincinnati</a></td><td class="score"> - </td><td class="away uc "><a href='/soccer/canada/teams/montreal-impact-NDA4OTY=/'>Montreal Impact</a> </td> <td class="halftime">-</td> <td class="fav"></td><td class='fav'></td><td class="fav"><span id="m2209577-1" class="spriteCCCCCC c42px ui-icon-plus-game matchbox" title=""></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="splitter"></div><div class="ncet"><li class="gradient6 ncet_round c25px">Western - Round 1</li></div><div class="compgrp"><div id="sc2209578-1" class="scorecard" title=""></div><table class="blocks gteam team10751-1 team9956-1" onmouseover="rowOver('10751-1','9956-1')" onmouseout="resetOver()"> <tbody><tr class="odd"><td class="kick_t"><span class="kick_t_dt">11.05.19</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="kick_t_ko">21:00</span></td><td class="status"></td><td class="home uc "> <a href='/soccer/usa/teams/fc-dallas-MTA3NTE=/'>FC Dallas</a></td><td class="score"> - </td><td class="away uc "><a href='/soccer/usa/teams/new-york-red-bulls-OTk1Ng==/'>New York Red Bulls</a> </td> <td class="halftime">-</td> <td class="fav"></td><td class='fav'></td><td class="fav"><span id="m2209578-1" class="spriteCCCCCC c42px ui-icon-plus-game matchbox" title=""></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="splitter"></div><div class="ncet"><li class="gradient6 ncet_round c25px">Eastern - Round 1</li></div><div class="compgrp"><div id="sc2209579-1" class="scorecard" title=""></div><table class="blocks gteam team29401-1 team36415-1" onmouseover="rowOver('29401-1','36415-1')" onmouseout="resetOver()"> <tbody><tr class="even"><td class="kick_t"><span class="kick_t_dt">11.05.19</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="kick_t_ko">22:00</span></td><td class="status"></td><td class="home uc "> <a href='/soccer/usa/teams/toronto-fc-Mjk0MDE=/'>Toronto FC</a></td><td class="score"> - </td><td class="away uc "><a href='/soccer/usa/teams/philadelphia-union-MzY0MTU=/'>Philadelphia Union</a> </td> <td class="halftime">-</td> <td class="fav"></td><td class='fav'></td><td class="fav"><span id="m2209579-1" class="spriteCCCCCC c42px ui-icon-plus-game matchbox" title=""></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="splitter"></div><div class="ncet"><li class="gradient6 ncet_round c25px">Western - Round 1</li></div><div class="compgrp"><div id="sc2209580-1" class="scorecard" title=""></div><table class="blocks gteam team9955-1 team49517-1" onmouseover="rowOver('9955-1','49517-1')" onmouseout="resetOver()"> <tbody><tr class="odd"><td class="kick_t"><span class="kick_t_dt">11.05.19</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="kick_t_ko">23:00</span></td><td class="status"></td><td class="home uc "> <a href='/soccer/usa/teams/los-angeles-galaxy-OTk1NQ==/'>Los Angeles Galaxy</a></td><td class="score"> - </td><td class="away uc "><a href='/soccer/usa/teams/new-york-city-fc-NDk1MTc=/'>New York City FC</a> </td> """# 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