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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

Regular Expression

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/
gm

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 = "(?m)(?<!\d|-|\/|to|\$)(?<!\$(\d)\.)([1-9][0-9]{0,2}(\.\d{0,2})?\s?)(lbs|lb|LBS|LB|KG|kg|G|g|L|l+)(?!\d|\w)" Local $sString = "10lb Potato bag" & @CRLF & _ "Apples Gld Delicious 3lb" & @CRLF & _ "Grandfer Rocha Pear2.5lbs" & @CRLF & _ "CHIN.MAND.5LB" & @CRLF & _ "Batata Veg (10LB)" & @CRLF & _ "SIG 170LB99 Legging SzB 1ea" & @CRLF & _ "ARJO CDA1450035 SupBlk 400LB1ea" & @CRLF & _ "AHC EB205L " & @CRLF & _ "DRI 10220-1 Bariatric500lb 1 ea" & @CRLF & _ "TILDA SONA MASOORI 20 LBS" & @CRLF & _ "OVAL ROASTER 9 - 12 LBS" & @CRLF & _ "ORGANIC TRIPACK FRUIT 1.2 KG" & @CRLF & _ "KGF5KT2404 PEPLUM T, PURPLE" & @CRLF & _ "AIR 1773LB-XL 15-20 KnXL 1ea" & @CRLF & _ "PLUM BAG 1KG US" & @CRLF & _ "NEXT XTRA 100G" & @CRLF & _ "SUDOCREM 60G" & @CRLF & _ "EGGPLANT GRILLED IN OIL (3KG)" & @CRLF & _ "CORONATION GRAPE 2L CA" & @CRLF & _ "MEAT DEAL $11.00 KG" & @CRLF & _ "LIVE LOBSTER- 2.00-3.00 LB-MSC" & @CRLF & _ "PC MAGIC GROW 20-20-20 3.55KG" & @CRLF & _ "KGF7W3409 KGVELCROWB,GREY" & @CRLF & _ "TZATZIKI 500G" & @CRLF & _ "2+1 LEAD MIX" 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