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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

/
/
mgx

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 = "(?mx)^ # begin" & @CRLF & _ "\s*# some empty spaces" & @CRLF & _ "(?:" & @CRLF & _ " \+? # + symbol" & @CRLF & _ " \d{1,2} # country code" & @CRLF & _ " \s*" & @CRLF & _ " (?(?=\)) # if followed by parens" & @CRLF & _ " | # then dash not allowed" & @CRLF & _ " -? # else optional dash" & @CRLF & _ " )" & @CRLF & _ ")? #prefix like +380" & @CRLF & _ "\s*" & @CRLF & _ "(?: " & @CRLF & _ " (?P<leftparen>\()? # optional left paren" & @CRLF & _ " \s*" & @CRLF & _ " 0\d\d " & @CRLF & _ " \s*" & @CRLF & _ " (?(leftparen)\)|) # right paren if and only if left paren" & @CRLF & _ ")? # operator code, starting with 0, optinally in parentheses" & @CRLF & _ "(?(?<=\)) # if preceded by parens" & @CRLF & _ " \s*| # then dash not allowed" & @CRLF & _ " \s*-?\s* # else optional dash" & @CRLF & _ ")" & @CRLF & _ "(?:" & @CRLF & _ " \d | " & @CRLF & _ " (?<=" & @CRLF & _ " \d" & @CRLF & _ " )" & @CRLF & _ " (?(sep)" & @CRLF & _ " (?P=sep)|" & @CRLF & _ " (?P<sep>[\-\/\ ])" & @CRLF & _ " ) " & @CRLF & _ " (?=" & @CRLF & _ " \d" & @CRLF & _ " )" & @CRLF & _ "){5,13}" & @CRLF & _ "\s*# some empty spaces" & @CRLF & _ "$ # end" & @CRLF & _ "#\d\d\d (?P<separator>-?) \d\d (?P=separator) \d\d $" Local $sString = "SHOULD MATCH:" & @CRLF & _ "5344654" & @CRLF & _ " 5344654 " & @CRLF & _ "534-46-54" & @CRLF & _ "17189280121" & @CRLF & _ "+19173010176" & @CRLF & _ "(095)789-58-75" & @CRLF & _ "(095) 789-58-75" & @CRLF & _ "0957895875" & @CRLF & _ "917 229 2897" & @CRLF & _ "+38 (095) 5344654" & @CRLF & _ "53-475-34" & @CRLF & _ "555-1-333" & @CRLF & _ "1-333-484" & @CRLF & _ "888-333-4" & @CRLF & _ "(094)999-22-44" & @CRLF & _ "38-095-432-43-34" & @CRLF & _ "095-432-43-34" & @CRLF & _ "123456" & @CRLF & _ "53465" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "SHOULD NOT MATCH:" & @CRLF & _ "1" & @CRLF & _ "-1234" & @CRLF & _ "38-(095)-432-43-34" & @CRLF & _ "534-46/54" & @CRLF & _ "(094)999/22-44" & @CRLF & _ "1234--567" & @CRLF & _ "(345)5345654" & @CRLF & _ "(0955344654" & @CRLF & _ "095)5345654" & @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