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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
  • General Tokens
  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
  • Group Constructs
  • Character Classes
  • 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

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import Foundation let pattern = #"\DVide[[a-zA-Z]:{\d*}]"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern) let testString = ##""" "<strong>YENİ BİR MACERA</strong><br /> [Video:{544774}]​<br /> 2005 T&uuml;rkiye G&uuml;zeli Hande Subaşı, 2012&rsquo;de evlendiği Can Tursan&rsquo;dan Mart&rsquo;ta anlaşmalı olarak boşanmıştı. Ama daha 2 hafta &ouml;nce Muğla Akyaka&rsquo;da eski kocasıyla tatil yapmış, herkesi şaşırtmıştı.<br /> <br /> <img style="width:100%" data-url="{ServerPath}/images/original/2016/07/21/7835971.jpeg?w=658&amp;h=370" src="//icdncube.posta.com.tr/images/original/2016/07/21/7835971.jpeg?w=658&amp;h=370" /><br /> <br /> <span style="color:#FF0000"><em>Hande Subaşı eski eşi Can Tursan ile 2 hafta &ouml;nce Bodrum-Akyaka&rsquo;da tatil yapmıştı.</em></span><br /> U&ccedil;ankuş TV&rsquo;deki &lsquo;İki Kadın Arasında&rsquo; programının iddiasına g&ouml;re; Hande Subaşı, Can Tursan&rsquo;ı tamamen unuttu, oyuncu Rıza Kocaoğlu ile yeni bir maceraya yelken a&ccedil;tı.<br /> <strong>BOY FARKI SORUN OLMAMIŞ</strong><br /> <br /> <img style="width:100%" data-url="{ServerPath}/images/original/2016/07/21/7835969.jpg?w=658&amp;h=370" src="//icdncube.posta.com.tr/images/original/2016/07/21/7835969.jpg?w=658&amp;h=370" /><br /> <br /> Hande Subaşı ile Rıza Kocaoğlu&rsquo;nun ilişkisi G&uuml;m&uuml;şl&uuml;k&rsquo;te başladı. Ge&ccedil;tiğimiz g&uuml;nlerde birlikte eğlenirken g&ouml;r&uuml;len sevgililerin samimi oldukları s&ouml;ylendi. Rıza Kocaoğlu 1 yıllık sevgilisi Eyl&uuml;l Su Sapan&rsquo;dan 3 ay &ouml;nce ayrılmıştı.<br /> <img style="width:100%" data-url="{ServerPath}/images/original/2016/07/21/7835971.jpeg?w=658&amp;h=370" src="//icdncube.posta.com.tr/images/original/2016/07/21/7835971.jpeg?w=658&amp;h=370" /><br /> [Video:{544774}]​<br /> [Content:{1221834}]<br /> <strong>Son bir not: Hande Subaşı&rsquo;nın boyu tam 1.80 santim, Rıza Kocaoğlu ise 1.70.</strong><br /> <br /> <img style="width:100%" data-url="{ServerPath}/images/original/2016/07/21/7835970.jpeg?w=658&amp;h=370" src="//icdncube.posta.com.tr/images/original/2016/07/21/7835970.jpeg?w=658&amp;h=370" /><br /> <br /> [Content:{1221785}]<br /> <strong>Rıza Kocaoğlu ile 3 ay &ouml;nce ayrıldığı Eyl&uuml;l Su Sapan&nbsp;</strong><br /> &nbsp;" """## let stringRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: testString.utf16.count) let matches = regex.matches(in: testString, range: stringRange) var result: [[String]] = [] for match in matches { var groups: [String] = [] for rangeIndex in 1 ..< match.numberOfRanges { let nsRange = match.range(at: rangeIndex) guard !NSEqualRanges(nsRange, NSMakeRange(NSNotFound, 0)) else { continue } let string = (testString as NSString).substring(with: nsRange) groups.append(string) } if !groups.isEmpty { result.append(groups) } } print(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 Swift 5.2, please visit: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nsregularexpression