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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]
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    [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
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    \D
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    \w
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    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
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    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
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    a*
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    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
    ^
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    $
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    \b
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    \B

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Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----(?:[\s\S]*?)-----END CERTIFICATE-----)" Local $sString = "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----" & @CRLF & _ "MIID+jCCAuKgAwIBAgIDAjbSMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMEIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVT" & @CRLF & _ "MRYwFAYDVQQKEw1HZW9UcnVzdCBJbmMuMRswGQYDVQQDExJHZW9UcnVzdCBHbG9i" & @CRLF & _ "YWwgQ0EwHhcNMTAwMjI2MjEzMjMxWhcNMjAwMjI1MjEzMjMxWjBhMQswCQYDVQQG" & @CRLF & _ "EwJVUzEWMBQGA1UEChMNR2VvVHJ1c3QgSW5jLjEdMBsGA1UECxMURG9tYWluIFZh" & @CRLF & _ "bGlkYXRlZCBTU0wxGzAZBgNVBAMTEkdlb1RydXN0IERWIFNTTCBDQTCCASIwDQYJ" & @CRLF & _ "KoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoCggEBAKa7jnrNpJxiV9RRMEJ7ixqy0ogGrTs8" & @CRLF & _ "KRMMMbxp+Z9alNoGuqwkBJ7O1KrESGAA+DSuoZOv3gR+zfhcIlINVlPrqZTP+3RE" & @CRLF & _ "60OUpJd6QFc1tqRi2tVI+Hrx7JC1Xzn+Y3JwyBKF0KUuhhNAbOtsTdJU/V8+Jh9m" & @CRLF & _ "cajAuIWe9fV1j9qRTonjynh0MF8VCpmnyoM6djVI0NyLGiJOhaRO+kltK3C+jgwh" & @CRLF & _ "w2LMpNGtFmuae8tk/426QsMmqhV4aJzs9mvIDFcN5TgH02pXA50gDkvEe4GwKhz1" & @CRLF & _ "SupKmEn+Als9AxSQKH6a9HjQMYRX5Uw4ekIR4vUoUQNLIBW7Ihq28BUCAwEAAaOB" & @CRLF & _ "2TCB1jAOBgNVHQ8BAf8EBAMCAQYwHQYDVR0OBBYEFIz02ZMKR7wAoErOS3VuoLaw" & @CRLF & _ "sn78MB8GA1UdIwQYMBaAFMB6mGiNifurBWQMEX2qfWW4ysxOMBIGA1UdEwEB/wQI" & @CRLF & _ "MAYBAf8CAQAwOgYDVR0fBDMwMTAvoC2gK4YpaHR0cDovL2NybC5nZW90cnVzdC5j" & @CRLF & _ "b20vY3Jscy9ndGdsb2JhbC5jcmwwNAYIKwYBBQUHAQEEKDAmMCQGCCsGAQUFBzAB" & @CRLF & _ "hhhodHRwOi8vb2NzcC5nZW90cnVzdC5jb20wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQADggEBADOR" & @CRLF & _ "NxHbQPnejLICiHevYyHBrbAN+qB4VqOC/btJXxRtyNxflNoRZnwekcW22G1PqvK/" & @CRLF & _ "ISh+UqKSeAhhaSH+LeyCGIT0043FiruKzF3mo7bMbq1vsw5h7onOEzRPSVX1ObuZ" & @CRLF & _ "lvD16lo8nBa9AlPwKg5BbuvvnvdwNs2AKnbIh+PrI7OWLOYdlF8cpOLNJDErBjgy" & @CRLF & _ "YWE5XIlMSB1CyWee0r9Y9/k3MbBn3Y0mNhp4GgkZPJMHcCrhfCn13mZXCxJeFu1e" & @CRLF & _ "vTezMGnGkqX2Gdgd+DYSuUuVlZzQzmwwpxb79k1ktl8qFJymyFWOIPllByTMOAVM" & @CRLF & _ "IIi0tWeUz12OYjf+xLQ=" & @CRLF & _ "-----END CERTIFICATE-----" & @CRLF & _ "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----" & @CRLF & _ "MIIDVDCCAjygAwIBAgIDAjRWMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMEIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVT" & @CRLF & _ "MRYwFAYDVQQKEw1HZW9UcnVzdCBJbmMuMRswGQYDVQQDExJHZW9UcnVzdCBHbG9i" & @CRLF & _ "YWwgQ0EwHhcNMDIwNTIxMDQwMDAwWhcNMjIwNTIxMDQwMDAwWjBCMQswCQYDVQQG" & @CRLF & _ "EwJVUzEWMBQGA1UEChMNR2VvVHJ1c3QgSW5jLjEbMBkGA1UEAxMSR2VvVHJ1c3Qg" & @CRLF & _ "R2xvYmFsIENBMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA2swYYzD9" & @CRLF & _ "9BcjGlZ+W988bDjkcbd4kdS8odhM+KhDtgPpTSEHCIjaWC9mOSm9BXiLnTjoBbdq" & @CRLF & _ "fnGk5sRgprDvgOSJKA+eJdbtg/OtppHHmMlCGDUUna2YRpIuT8rxh0PBFpVXLVDv" & @CRLF & _ "iS2Aelet8u5fa9IAjbkU+BQVNdnARqN7csiRv8lVK83Qlz6cJmTM386DGXHKTubU" & @CRLF & _ "1XupGc1V3sjs0l44U+VcT4wt/lAjNvxm5suOpDkZALeVAjmRCw7+OC7RHQWa9k0+" & @CRLF & _ "bw8HHa8sHo9gOeL6NlMTOdReJivbPagUvTLrGAMoUgRx5aszPeE4uwc2hGKceeoW" & @CRLF & _ "MPRfwCvocWvk+QIDAQABo1MwUTAPBgNVHRMBAf8EBTADAQH/MB0GA1UdDgQWBBTA" & @CRLF & _ "ephojYn7qwVkDBF9qn1luMrMTjAfBgNVHSMEGDAWgBTAephojYn7qwVkDBF9qn1l" & @CRLF & _ "uMrMTjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFAAOCAQEANeMpauUvXVSOKVCUn5kaFOSPeCpilKIn" & @CRLF & _ "Z57QzxpeR+nBsqTP3UEaBU6bS+5Kb1VSsyShNwrrZHYqLizz/Tt1kL/6cdjHPTfS" & @CRLF & _ "tQWVYrmm3ok9Nns4d0iXrKYgjy6myQzCsplFAMfOEVEiIuCl6rYVSAlk6l5PdPcF" & @CRLF & _ "PseKUgzbFbS9bZvlxrFUaKnjaZC2mqUPuLk/IH2uSrW4nOQdtqvmlKXBx4Ot2/Un" & @CRLF & _ "hw4EbNX/3aBd7YdStysVAq45pmp06drE57xNNB6pXE0zX5IJL4hmXXeXxx12E6nV" & @CRLF & _ "5fEWCRE11azbJHFwLJhWC9kXtNHjUStedejV0NxPNO3CBWaAocvmMw==" & @CRLF & _ "-----END CERTIFICATE-----" & @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