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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 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 = ##"^(?:#JSGF) (?<version>V1.0) (?<encoding>[A-Z-0-9]+) (?<locale>[a-z]{2}-[A-Z]{2});$"## let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines) let testString = ##""" #JSGF V1.0 UTF-8 hu-HU; grammar planmaster.hu; <command_change_odontogram> = ( <change_to> [ a ] <odontogram_mode> [ felvételére | felvételre ] ) | ( <odontogram_mode> felvétele ) ; <change_to> = ( váltás | válts | menj | ugrás | ugorj ) ; <odontogram_mode> = ( státuszra | státuszhoz | státusz ) {state} | ( kezelés | kezelésre | kezeléshez | lépésekre | lépésekhez ) {treatment} ; <command_full_jaw> = <all> * ( alsó {lower} | felső {upper} ) [ fogsor | állkapocs | fogak | fog ] <all> * <status> ; <all> = mind | összes | teljes ; <status> = ( <status1> | <status2> | <status3> ) {status} ; <status1> = ( ép | alaphelyzet | alaphelyzetbe ) {1} ; <status2> = ( hiány | hiányzik ) {2} ; <status3> = [ szekunder ] ( szuvas | szuvasodott | szuvasodás ) {3} ; <tooth18> = ( 18as | 18-as | tizennyolcas | nyolcas | ( 18 as ) ) {18} ; <tooth17> = ( 17es | 17-es | tizenhetes | hetes | ( 17 es ) ) {17} ; <tooth16> = ( 16os | 16-os | tizenhatos | hatos ) {16} ; <tooth_region> = ( bal {left} | jobb {right} ) ( felső {upper} | alsó {lower} ) ; <tooth_number> = ( <tooth18> | <tooth17> | <tooth16> | és ) ; <command_select> = ( ( <tooth_number> + ) | <tooth_region> <tooth_number> + ) [ fog | fogak ] ; """## 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