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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

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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 = "(?m)((?i)(Jair .*bolsonaro)|(bolsonaro)|(presidente .*bolsonaro)|(bilonaro)|(biroliro)|(biroslau)|(biroslini)|(biruleibes)|(bobonaro)|(bolno)|(bololaro)|(bolonaro)|(bolossauro)|(bolovo)|(bolro)|(bolso)|(bolsoanta)|(bolsobitch)|(bolsobostão)|(bolsolini)|(bolsonabo)|(bolzonóquio)|(bolzy)|(bonobo)|(boslo)|(bostonauro)|(bostossauro)|(bozolino)|(bozonabo)|(bubobauro)|(burronaro)|(capetão)|(chihuahua do Trump)|(coisa)|(coiso)|(frouxonaro)|(javier Bolsossauro)|(nalbossauro)|(salnorabo)|(silvonaro)|(soldado Bizonho)|(solnorabo)|(bolsonazi))" Local $sString = "jair bolsonaro" & @CRLF & _ "jair messisas bolsonaro" & @CRLF & _ "bolsonaro" & @CRLF & _ "presidente jair bolsonaro" & @CRLF & _ "presidente jair messias bolsonaro" & @CRLF & _ "JAIR bolsonaro" & @CRLF & _ "Boldo" & @CRLF & _ "Bilonaro" & @CRLF & _ "Biroliro" & @CRLF & _ "Biroslau" & @CRLF & _ "Biroslini" & @CRLF & _ "Biruleibes" & @CRLF & _ "Bobonaro" & @CRLF & _ "Bolno" & @CRLF & _ "Bololaro" & @CRLF & _ "Bolonaro" & @CRLF & _ "Bolossauro" & @CRLF & _ "Bolovo" & @CRLF & _ "Bolro" & @CRLF & _ "Bolso" & @CRLF & _ "Bolsoanta" & @CRLF & _ "Bolsobitch" & @CRLF & _ "Bolsobostão" & @CRLF & _ "Bolsolini" & @CRLF & _ "Bolsonabo" & @CRLF & _ "bolsonazi" & @CRLF & _ "Bolzonóquio" & @CRLF & _ "Bolzy" & @CRLF & _ "Bonobo" & @CRLF & _ "Boslo" & @CRLF & _ "Bostonauro" & @CRLF & _ "Bostossauro" & @CRLF & _ "Bozolino" & @CRLF & _ "Bozonabo" & @CRLF & _ "Bubobauro" & @CRLF & _ "Burronaro" & @CRLF & _ "Capetão" & @CRLF & _ "Chihuahua do Trump" & @CRLF & _ "Coisa" & @CRLF & _ "Coiso" & @CRLF & _ "Frouxonaro" & @CRLF & _ "Javier Bolsossauro" & @CRLF & _ "Nalbossauro" & @CRLF & _ "Salnorabo" & @CRLF & _ "Silvonaro" & @CRLF & _ "Soldado Bizonho" & @CRLF & _ "Solnorabo" 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