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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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Test String

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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 = "(\d{2}(?:[\s\.]{1,3})){3,6}" Local $sString = "00 24 13.13 Scopes of Bids (Multiple Contracts) " & @CRLF & _ "00 24 13.16 Scopes of Bids (Multiple-Prime Contract) " & @CRLF & _ "00 00 00 Procurement and Contracting Requirements " & @CRLF & _ "00 01 01 Project Title Page " & @CRLF & _ "00 01 05 Certifications Page " & @CRLF & _ "00 01 07 Seals Page " & @CRLF & _ "00 01 10 Table of Contents " & @CRLF & _ "00 01 15 List of Drawing Sheets " & @CRLF & _ "00 01 20 List of Schedules " & @CRLF & _ "00 10 00 Solicitation " & @CRLF & _ "00 11 00 Advertisements and Invitations " & @CRLF & _ "00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids " & @CRLF & _ "00 11 16 Invitation to Bid " & @CRLF & _ "00 11 19 Request for Proposal " & @CRLF & _ "00 11 53 Request for Qualifications " & @CRLF & _ "00 20 00 Instructions for Procurement " & @CRLF & _ "00 21 00 Instructions " & @CRLF & _ "00 21 13 Instructions to Bidders " & @CRLF & _ "00 21 16 Instructions to Proposers " & @CRLF & _ "00 22 00 Supplementary Instructions " & @CRLF & _ "00 22 13 Supplementary Instructions to Bidders " & @CRLF & _ "00 22 16 Supplementary Instructions to Proposers " & @CRLF & _ "00 23 00 Procurement Definitions " & @CRLF & _ "00 24 00 Procurement Scopes " & @CRLF & _ "00 24 13 Scopes of Bids " Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYFULLMATCH) ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($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