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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • Anchors
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  • Quantifiers
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  • 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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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)(-|\s*|\/\/|\/\*|<!--|\*|[*[0-9.]*)(\s*)(TAG|d])(-*|:*|\s*)(.*)" Local $sString = "// TAG: this is bug!" & @CRLF & _ " // TAG: this is bug!" & @CRLF & _ "\t // TAG: this is bug!" & @CRLF & _ "<!-- TAG: this is a hack!" & @CRLF & _ " <!-- TAG: this is a hack!" & @CRLF & _ "* TAG: need to fix this - TAG" & @CRLF & _ "- TAG: this is a todo!" & @CRLF & _ "/* TAG: this is a todo!" & @CRLF & _ "// TAG: warning or ignore" & @CRLF & _ "- [ ] this is an unfinished item" & @CRLF & _ "- [x] this item is finished" & @CRLF & _ "- [/] this item is finished" & @CRLF & _ "TAG: I said something" & @CRLF & _ "my comment - TAG" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "TAG attention!" & @CRLF & _ "?? question?" & @CRLF & _ "## Sample" & @CRLF & _ "[1.2d] | E2E QA & Debugging" & @CRLF & _ "[0.6d] | Release" & @CRLF & _ "~~ 14.9d" & @CRLF & _ "~~ 19d" & @CRLF & _ "" 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