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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

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import Foundation let pattern = #"\.populate_tasks\[(arc|buck|build|hg|phabricator|source_control),"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines) let testString = #""" ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[arc,diff] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[arc,fix] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[arc,focus] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[arc,lint] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[arc,pull] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[arc,refocus] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[buck,build] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[buck,install] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[buck,project] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[buck,run] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[buck,test] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[build,arc_rebuild] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[build,buck_build] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[build,entschema] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[build,fbios_noextensions] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[build,instagram_ios_noextensions] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[build,messenger_ios_noextensions] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[build,multifeed] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[build,unicorn] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[build,wakizashi] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[build,wakizashi_s2p] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[devserver,arc_fix] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[devserver,fixmyserver] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[devserver,flow_oom] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[devserver,hack_oom] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[devserver,hhserver_oom] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[hack,hh_healthy_minutes] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[hg,amend] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[hg,bookmarks] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[hg,branch] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[hg,commit] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[hg,diff] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[hg,log] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[hg,pull] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[hg,rebase] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[hg,smartlog] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[hg,status] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[hg,update] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[ide,flow_check] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[ide,flow_init] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[ide,hh_full_check] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[ide,hh_lazy_check] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[ide,hh_server_init] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[ide,intellij_file_to_intellisense] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[ide,intellij_project_to_intellisense] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[land,clean_lands] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[land,landcastle] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[phabricator,diffusion_pageload] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[phabricator,gql_client_duration] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[phabricator,gql_mutation_duration] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[phabricator,jf_submit_set_dependencies] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[phabricator,jf_submit_set_diffproperty] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[phabricator,jf_submit_total_elapsed] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[phabricator,jf_submit_update_diff] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[phabricator,jf_submit_update_revision] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[presto,adhoc_queue] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[source_control,hg] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[source_control,jellyfish] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[test,local_www] ── infrastructure.devspeed.error_rates.devspeed_raw_cost_events.populate_tasks[test,mobilelab] """# 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