Swift Requires Chilkat v11.1.0+

Regular Expression with Multiple Matches and Capture Groups

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Demonstrates a regular expression with multiple matches and capture groups for each match.

Note: Chilkat uses PCRE2. See PCRE2 Regular Expressions
Also see: PCRE2 Performance

Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    var pattern: String? = "Name:\\s+(\\w+)\\s+(\\w+),\\s+Email:\\s+(\\S+)"

    let sb = CkoStringBuilder()!
    var crlf: Bool = true
    sb.appendLine(str: "Name: John Smith, Email: john.smith@example.com", crlf: crlf)
    sb.appendLine(str: "Name: Jack Johnson, Email: jack.johnson@example.com", crlf: crlf)
    sb.appendLine(str: "Name: Mary Adams, Email: mary.adams@example.com", crlf: crlf)

    print("\(sb.getAsString()!)")

    //  We have the following string:
    //  Name: John Smith, Email: john.smith@example.com
    //  Name: Jack Johnson, Email: jack.johnson@example.com
    //  Name: Mary Adams, Email: mary.adams@example.com

    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.emitCompact = false

    var timeoutMs: Int = 2000
    var numMatches: Int = sb.regexMatch(pattern: pattern, json: json, timeoutMs: timeoutMs).intValue
    if numMatches < 0 {
        //  Probably an error in the regular expression.
        //  Suggestion: Use AI to help create and/or diagnose regular expressions.
        print("\(sb.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    //  Examine the matches:
    print("\(json.emit()!)")

    //  This is the JSON with the match information.
    //  See the JSON parsing code below to get the matched capture group values.

    //  {
    //    "match": [
    //      {
    //        "group": [
    //          {
    //            "cap": "Name: John Smith, Email: john.smith@example.com",
    //            "idx": 0,
    //            "len": 47
    //          },
    //          {
    //            "cap": "John",
    //            "idx": 6,
    //            "len": 4
    //          },
    //          {
    //            "cap": "Smith",
    //            "idx": 11,
    //            "len": 5
    //          },
    //          {
    //            "cap": "john.smith@example.com",
    //            "idx": 25,
    //            "len": 22
    //          }
    //        ]
    //      },
    //      {
    //        "group": [
    //          {
    //            "cap": "Name: Jack Johnson, Email: jack.johnson@example.com",
    //            "idx": 49,
    //            "len": 51
    //          },
    //          {
    //            "cap": "Jack",
    //            "idx": 55,
    //            "len": 4
    //          },
    //          {
    //            "cap": "Johnson",
    //            "idx": 60,
    //            "len": 7
    //          },
    //          {
    //            "cap": "jack.johnson@example.com",
    //            "idx": 76,
    //            "len": 24
    //          }
    //        ]
    //      },
    //      {
    //        "group": [
    //          {
    //            "cap": "Name: Mary Adams, Email: mary.adams@example.com",
    //            "idx": 102,
    //            "len": 47
    //          },
    //          {
    //            "cap": "Mary",
    //            "idx": 108,
    //            "len": 4
    //          },
    //          {
    //            "cap": "Adams",
    //            "idx": 113,
    //            "len": 5
    //          },
    //          {
    //            "cap": "mary.adams@example.com",
    //            "idx": 127,
    //            "len": 22
    //          }
    //        ]
    //      }
    //    ]
    //  }

    //  Important:  Capture group 0 always contains the entire match — that is, the portion of the input string that matches the full regular expression.

    var cap: String?
    var i: Int = 0
    var matchCount: Int = json.size(ofArray: "match").intValue
    while i < matchCount {
        print("Match \(i + 1):")
        json.i = i
        var j: Int = 0
        var numCaptureGroups: Int = json.size(ofArray: "match[i].group").intValue
        while j < numCaptureGroups {
            json.j = j
            cap = json.string(of: "match[i].group[j].cap")
            print("\(j): \(cap!)")
            j = j + 1
        }

        i = i + 1
    }

    //  Capture group 0 always contains the entire match — that is, the portion of the input string that matches the full regular expression.

    //  Output

    //  Match 1:
    //  0: Name: John Smith, Email: john.smith@example.com
    //  1: John
    //  2: Smith
    //  3: john.smith@example.com
    //  Match 2:
    //  0: Name: Jack Johnson, Email: jack.johnson@example.com
    //  1: Jack
    //  2: Johnson
    //  3: jack.johnson@example.com
    //  Match 3:
    //  0: Name: Mary Adams, Email: mary.adams@example.com
    //  1: Mary
    //  2: Adams
    //  3: mary.adams@example.com

}