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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

r"
"
gmi

Test String

Code Generator

Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?mi)^weight.+average.+(\n.+){0,2}(share|basic|ordinary).+(?P<d1>\s[\d,]+)\s+(?P<d2>\s[\d,]+)" Local $sString = "VITROX CORPORATION BERHAD " & @CRLF & _ "(Incorporated in Malaysia) " & @CRLF & _ "Company No: 200401011463 (649966-K) " & @CRLF & _ "QUARTERLY REPORT ON RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER ENDED 30 JUNE 2020 " & @CRLF & _ "B. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AS SET OUT IN APPENDIX 9B OF BURSA SECURITIES " & @CRLF & _ "MAIN MARKET LISTING REQUIREMENTS (cont’d) " & @CRLF & _ "B10 Earnings per share " & @CRLF & _ "INDIVIDUAL QUARTER CUMULATIVE QUARTER" & @CRLF & _ "Corresponding" & @CRLF & _ "Corresponding Current preceding" & @CRLF & _ "Current quarter preceding period-to-date period-to-date" & @CRLF & _ "ended quarter ended ended ended" & @CRLF & _ "30-Jun-20 30-Jun-19 30-Jun-20 30-Jun-19" & @CRLF & _ "Profit attributable to owners of " & @CRLF & _ "the Company (RM'000) 22,922 24,387 43,987 48,003" & @CRLF & _ "Weighted average number of" & @CRLF & _ "shares for computing basis" & @CRLF & _ "earnings per share ('000) 471,092 470,718 471,092 470,718" & @CRLF & _ "Basic earnings per share (sen) 4.87 5.18 9.34 10.20" & @CRLF & _ "Weighted average number of" & @CRLF & _ "shares for computing diluted " & @CRLF & _ "earnings per share ('000) 472,121 4 71,896 472,121 471,896" & @CRLF & _ "Diluted earnings per share (sen) 4.86 5.17 9.32 10.17" & @CRLF & _ "B11 Auditors’ report on preceding annual financial statements " & @CRLF & _ "The auditors’ report on the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 was not subject to " & @CRLF & _ "any qualification. " & @CRLF & _ "13 " 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