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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

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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?im)(?:https?:)?(?:\/\/)?(?:[0-9A-Z-]+\.)?(?:youtu\.be\/|youtube(?:-nocookie)?\.com\S*?[^\w\s-])([\w-]{11})(?=[^\w-]|$)(?![?=&+%\w.-]*(?:['"][^<>]*>|<\/a>))[?=&+%\w.-]*" Local $sString = "thisdoesnotmatch" & @CRLF & _ "seulement11" & @CRLF & _ "l_la5XiQJdk" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpiMAaPTze8" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtu.be/l_la5XiQJdk" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtu.be/NLqAF9hrVbY" & @CRLF & _ "https://youtu.be/qT47KF5pvfw" & @CRLF & _ "https://youtu.be/zImHyTyYhM8?t=4s" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/v/NLqAF9hrVbY?fs=1&hl=en_US" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/v/NLqAF9hrVbY?fs=1&hl=en_US" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLqAF9hrVbY" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/user/Scobleizer#p/u/1/1p3vcRhsYGo" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/ytscreeningroom?v=NRHVzbJVx8I" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/sandalsResorts#p/c/54B8C800269D7C1B/2/PPS-8DMrAn4" & @CRLF & _ "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/NLqAF9hrVbY" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spDj54kf-vY&feature=g-vrec" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spDj54kf-vY&feature=youtu.be" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/watch?v=NLqAF9hrVbY" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/embed/NLqAF9hrVbY" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/embed/NLqAF9hrVbY" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRl7cxSOXdU&feature=youtu.be" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q07SQFmL4rM" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q07SQFmL4yM" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=zImHyTyYhM8" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/embed/dQw4w9WgXcQ ..." & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ ..." & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ ..." & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ ..." & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/e/dQw4w9WgXcQ ..." & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/user/username#p/u/11/dQw4w9WgXcQ ..." & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/sandalsResorts#p/c/54B8C800269D7C1B/0/dQw4w9WgXcQ ..." & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ ..." & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ ..." & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk&feature=featured" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "//www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "https://youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "//youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "//m.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "m.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/v/DFYRQ_zQ-gk?fs=1&hl=en_US" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/v/DFYRQ_zQ-gk?fs=1&hl=en_US" & @CRLF & _ "//www.youtube.com/v/DFYRQ_zQ-gk?fs=1&hl=en_US" & @CRLF & _ "www.youtube.com/v/DFYRQ_zQ-gk?fs=1&hl=en_US" & @CRLF & _ "youtube.com/v/DFYRQ_zQ-gk?fs=1&hl=en_US" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk?autoplay=1" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "//www.youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "www.youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "https://youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "//youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "https://youtu.be/DFYRQ_zQ-gk?t=120" & @CRLF & _ "https://youtu.be/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtu.be/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "//youtu.be/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "youtu.be/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk&feature=featured" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "//www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "https://youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "//youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "//m.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "m.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/v/DFYRQ_zQ-gk?fs=1&hl=en_US" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/v/DFYRQ_zQ-gk?fs=1&hl=en_US" & @CRLF & _ "//www.youtube.com/v/DFYRQ_zQ-gk?fs=1&hl=en_US" & @CRLF & _ "www.youtube.com/v/DFYRQ_zQ-gk?fs=1&hl=en_US" & @CRLF & _ "youtube.com/v/DFYRQ_zQ-gk?fs=1&hl=en_US" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk?autoplay=1" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "http://www.youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "//www.youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "www.youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "https://youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "//youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "youtube.com/embed/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://youtu.be/DFYRQ_zQ-gk?t=120" & @CRLF & _ "https://youtu.be/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "http://youtu.be/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "//youtu.be/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "youtu.be/DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "https://www.youtube.com/HamdiKickProduction?v=DFYRQ_zQ-gk" & @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