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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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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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$re = '/^(?<expedicion>\S+(?:\s{1,3}\S+)*)\s+(?<fecha>\d{2}\/\d{2}\/\d{2})\s+(?<referencia>\S+(?:\s\S+)*)\s+(?<remitente>\S+(?:\s\S+)*)\s+(?<num>\d+)\s+(?<nombre>\S+(?:\s\S+)*)\s+(?:\D+)(?<kilos>\d+)\s+(?<importe>\d+(?:[.,]\d+)+)\s+/mi'; $str = 'Expedición Fecha S/Referencia Remitente / Destinatario Kilos importe Subtotal 6.088,93 Recargo Combustible 0,00 (*) Incluye conceptos anexos a portes (E Expedic. Exenta de IVA BASE IMPONIBLE % IVA IMPORTE IVA ACUMULADO FORMA DE PAGO: Cheque 60 díaS 6.088,93 21,00 1.278,68 7.367,61 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 VENCIMIENTO: 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 1) 25/05/16 7.367,61 EUR Suplidos 0,00 TOTAL FACTURA: 7.367,61 EUR OBSERVAClONES: NUEVA RUTAANDALUCIA24 HORASDESDEBARCELONA |~|Expedición Fecha S/Referencia Remitente / Destinatario Kilos importe S/1/001831063 07/03/16 17395 FRANCISCO ARAGON SL 30500 MOLINADE SEGURA 860 90,05 S/1/001831065 07/03/16 17398 GABRIEL POVEDA 03610 PETREL 96 14,87 S/1/001831068 07/03/16 17379 DIVECANT DISTRIBUCIONES 23100 MANCHAREAL 1000 102,24 E/2/000745188 07/03/16 TE1600276/17 ClKAUTXO 48270 MARQUINA-JEMEIN Vol. 3 4,07 S/2/000745519 07/03/16 DV.N/R. 1-1829 KWD GMBH 08430 ROCADEL VALLES, LA 400 116,00 S/2/000745520 07/03/16 DV.N/R. 1-1826 KWD GMBH 08430 ROCADEL VALLES, LA 1000 237,65 E/46/000677639 07/03/16 TE16000295/12 PLAY BY PLAY 46190 RIBA-ROJADE TURIA Vol. 1094 76,84 E/46/000677643 07/03/16 TE1600292/172 RUBBEREX 46190 RIBA-ROJADE TURIA 598 48,24 E/46/000677772 07/03/16 81233647 KEMMERICHE IBEIRCASL 46440 ALMUSSAFES 1304 90,58 S/1/001831646 08/03/16 17500 TRANPORTES VICUNA 31800 ALTSASU/ALSASUA 152 25,86 S/1/001831648 08/03/16 17508 HUTSMAN P & P SPAIN SL 21810 PALOS DE LA FRONTERA 81 19,08 S/1/001831649 08/03/16 17501 HIJOS DE JUAN DE GARAY 20560 OÑATE 1362 116,55 E/30/000013670 08/03/16 MERCHE POS, MARMOLES SAN MARINO SA 30430 CEHEGIN 200 30,96 S/1/001832242 09/03/16 17416 PlÑAVAL. 956 464 166 11600 UBRIQUE Vol. 224 40,30 S/1/001832244 09/03/16 17634 FROST TROL 964 342 740 12004 CASTELLON 100 12,16 S/1/001832246 09/03/16 17569 SOLTEC ENERGIAS RENOVAB 30500 MOLINADE SEGURA 390 47,02 S/1/001832247 09/03/16 17584 DHL EXPRESS SEVILLASPA 41018 SEVILLA Vol. 574 70,43 S/1/001832249 09/03/16 17585 GAPARSORO LOGISTICA 20211 ATAUN (SAN GREGORIO) 900 90,05 S/1/001832251 09/03/16 17537 LM WIND POWER SERVICE 12185 COVES DE VINROMA, LES 364 32,35 S/1/001832254 09/03/16 17558 METAL WORK IBERICADELE 48220 ABADIANO Vol. 172 28,44 S/1/001832256 09/03/16 17536 RHENUS LOGISTICS. 46190 RIBA-ROJADE TURIA 2000 118,01 S/1/001832258 09/03/16 17560 HIJOS DE J. CARDOSO 13005 CIUDAD REAL Vol. 528 70,43 E/2/000746025 09/03/16 TE1600308/17f CIAKUTXO 48270 MARKINA-XEMEIN 369 47,02 S/1/001832849 10/03/16 17653 CERLER LOGISTICA 50196 MUELA, LA 255 29,47 S/1/001832851 10/03/16 17672 SCHINDLER 50720 CARTUJABAJA Vol. 112 15,51 S/1/001832853 10/03/16 17631 DIC COATING. 48500 GALLARTA 2280 163,48 S/1/001832854 10/03/16 17630 PINTURAS ISAVAL 96 164 46190 RIBA-ROJADE TURIA 875 66,34 S/1/001832856 10/03/16 17680 DERMO PRODUCTS DEVELOPl\\ 01474 ARCENIEGA 1056 100,71 S/1/001832857 10/03/16 17629 SUN CHEMICALTF. 918 2 28800 ALCALADE HENARES 900 73,09 E/2/000746391 10/03/16 TE1600315/17€ NORIKER KABEL SL 48170 SAN MARTIN DEARTEAGA(ZA 390 47,02 E/2/000746548 10/03/16 TE1600315/17€ ETRON APLICACIONES INDU 20120 HERNANI 300 38,96 E/50/000013662 10/03/16 17639 ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE ESP 50830 VILLANUEVA DE GALLEGO 981 72,18 S/1/001833376 11/03/16 17745 PILKINGTON SAGUNTO 46500 SAGUNT/SAGUNTO Vol. 830 66,34 S/1/001833378 11/03/16 17679 ORTO IBERICA 33421 LLANERA Vol. 316 49,22 S/1/001833379 11/03/16 GAMESAENERGY TRANSMISS 20159 ASTEASU 82 16,45 S/1/001833380 11/03/16 17678 EPW BRUNO PITA 3105 GUIA Vol. 590 104,84 E/2/000746714 11/03/16 TE1600315/17) ARAVI C/O BILON EUROPA 48450 SAN ESTEBAN DE ETXEBARRI, 427 51,01 GALLASTEGUI'; preg_match_all($re, $str, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER, 0); // Print the entire match result var_dump($matches);

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