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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

Regular Expression

/
/
gs

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 $sRegex = "(?s)(^|(?<=\n))([0-2]\d{1}:[0-5]\d{1}:[0-5]\d{1}\.\d{3}) --> ([0-2]\d{1}:[0-5]\d{1}:[0-5]\d{1}\.\d{3})(.*?)((?=[0-2]\d{1}:[0-5]\d{1}:[0-5]\d{1}\.\d{3})|$)" Local $sString = "00:00:34.355 --> 00:00:36.635" & @CRLF & _ "Бублики! Купите горячии бублики!" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:00:37.315 --> 00:00:40.315" & @CRLF & _ "Ты что сделал, подлец?! Все ботинки мне изгадил!" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:00:40.995 --> 00:00:42.155" & @CRLF & _ "Пошел вон!" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:00:42.275 --> 00:00:46.875" & @CRLF & _ "Ваше благородие, да бросьте вы этого дурака!" & @CRLF & _ " Идите до сюда, зараз все исправим.Давайте." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:00:48.275 --> 00:00:49.715" & @CRLF & _ "На, чисть быстро." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:00:49.915 --> 00:00:57.715" & @CRLF & _ "Один момент. Такие сапоги перемазали, мама родная!" & @CRLF & _ " У меня вакса-то германская, фирма "Лавалин"." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:00:57.915 --> 00:01:00.755" & @CRLF & _ "Не вакса, а масло просто, хоть на хлеб мажь." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:01:01.795 --> 00:01:02.875" & @CRLF & _ "Чисть, чисть." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:01:04.195 --> 00:01:05.315" & @CRLF & _ "Ой. Ваше благородие" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:01:05.875 --> 00:01:06.955" & @CRLF & _ "Что с тобой?" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:01:07.475 --> 00:01:08.875" & @CRLF & _ "Живот прихватило… Не могу.." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:01:09.035 --> 00:01:10.355" & @CRLF & _ "Ты куда? Иди сюда" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:01:10.635 --> 00:01:12.035" & @CRLF & _ " По нужде, ваше благородие!" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:01:14.915 --> 00:01:18.355" & @CRLF & _ "А помнишь погром на Дальницкой? Дракон чертов" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:01:30.595 --> 00:01:33.035" & @CRLF & _ "Или это я не знаю какая бывает жизнь?" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:01:36.915 --> 00:01:39.955" & @CRLF & _ " Нас родила мама. Так же как и вас" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:01:41.435 --> 00:01:46.195" & @CRLF & _ "Эта женщина - наша мама - хотела чтоб мы жили," & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:01:46.235 --> 00:01:48.035" & @CRLF & _ " а не мучались" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:01:48.395 --> 00:01:50.955" & @CRLF & _ "Она хотела чтоб мы жили хорошо" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:01:51.835 --> 00:01:55.515" & @CRLF & _ "и она была права," & @CRLF & _ "как может быть права только наша мама..." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:01:57.275 --> 00:02:00.555" & @CRLF & _ "А Вы говорите, я не знаю, какая бывает жизнь..." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00:02:16.755 --> 00:02:18.395" & @CRLF & _ "Стой! Стоп!" & @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