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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

Regular Expression
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const regex = /num_externe\s*=(?'num_externe'.*?)\s*xfi_cd.*ins_numins\s*=(?'ins_numins'.*?)\s*apt_nom\s*=(?'apt_nom'.*?)\s*apt_type\s*=(?'apt_type'.*?)\s*apt_telephone\s*=(?'apt_telephone'.*?)\s*tsy_cd\s*=(?'tsy_cd'.*?)\s*qsy_cd\s*=(?'qsy_cd'.*?)\s*commentaire_externe\s*=(?'commentaire_externe'.*?)\s*apt_localisation\s*=(?'apt_localisation'.*?)\s*urg_cd/gm; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('num_externe\\s*=(?\'num_externe\'.*?)\\s*xfi_cd.*ins_numins\\s*=(?\'ins_numins\'.*?)\\s*apt_nom\\s*=(?\'apt_nom\'.*?)\\s*apt_type\\s*=(?\'apt_type\'.*?)\\s*apt_telephone\\s*=(?\'apt_telephone\'.*?)\\s*tsy_cd\\s*=(?\'tsy_cd\'.*?)\\s*qsy_cd\\s*=(?\'qsy_cd\'.*?)\\s*commentaire_externe\\s*=(?\'commentaire_externe\'.*?)\\s*apt_localisation\\s*=(?\'apt_localisation\'.*?)\\s*urg_cd', 'gm') const str = ` num_externe=1607770.01 xfi_cd=E ins_numins=5490201001 apt_nom=AMMAR/Fathia apt_type=CLI apt_telephone=0156658495 tsy_cd=3116 qsy_cd=1 commentaire_externe=B490 - RETIRER LE NÉON QUI SE TROUVE AU DESSUS DU BUREAU SVP MERCI apt_localisation=B463////Courbevoie urg_cd= dtheure_limite= `; // Reset `lastIndex` if this regex is defined globally // regex.lastIndex = 0; let m; while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) { // This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) { regex.lastIndex++; } // The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable. m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => { console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`); }); }

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 JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions