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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

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import Foundation let pattern = #"<PolicyId>(?<PolicyNumber>.+)<\/PolicyId>"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern) let testString = #"IHub Service Name: retrieveUnderwritingReports IHub request: <retrieveUnderwritingReportsRequest><RequestHeader><ReportUserGroup>NET-CA</ReportUserGroup><ReportInteractiveBatchIndicator>I</ReportInteractiveBatchIndicator><ReportTransactionFunction>RQST</ReportTransactionFunction><ReportRequestType>PLH</ReportRequestType><ReportSystemId>PQQ-NIAX</ReportSystemId><ReportIacBillingState>CA</ReportIacBillingState><ReportAgentNumber>0087327</ReportAgentNumber><ReportSubUserId>0000000</ReportSubUserId><UserRequestReferenceNumber>HNC0054821022</UserRequestReferenceNumber><CurrentCarrierRequestFlag>Y</CurrentCarrierRequestFlag><PolicyId> HNC 00548210220 </PolicyId></RequestHeader><PlhRequest><PlhClientDetail><ClientId>00000000</ClientId><FirstName>YOLANDA</FirstName><LastName>GUILLORY</LastName><MiddleName>L</MiddleName><BirthDate>1972-07-29</BirthDate><PlhAddressDetails><CurrentStreetNumber>18309</CurrentStreetNumber><CurrentStreetName>MILMORE AVE</CurrentStreetName><CurrentCity>CARSON</CurrentCity><CurrentState>CA</CurrentState><CurrentZipCode5>90746</CurrentZipCode5><CurrentZipCode4>1753</CurrentZipCode4></PlhAddressDetails></PlhClientDetail></PlhRequest></retrieveUnderwritingReportsRequest>"# let stringRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: testString.utf16.count) if let firstMatch = regex.firstMatch(in: testString, range: stringRange) { let result: [String] = (1 ..< firstMatch.numberOfRanges).map { (testString as NSString).substring(with: firstMatch.range(at: $0)) } print(result) } else { print("No matches were found.") }

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