Search through NSString using Regular Expression

cocoa, nsstring, objective-c

Solution

You need to use `NSRegularExpression` class.

Example inspired in the documentation:

NSString *yourString = @"";
NSError *error = NULL;
NSRegularExpression *regex = [NSRegularExpression         
    regularExpressionWithPattern:@"(NS|UI)+(\\w+)"
    options:NSRegularExpressionCaseInsensitive
    error:&error];
[regex enumerateMatchesInString:yourString options:0 range:NSMakeRange(0, [yourString length]) usingBlock:^(NSTextCheckingResult *match, NSMatchingFlags flags, BOOL *stop){
    // your code to handle matches here
}];

Problem

How might I go about searching/enumerating through an `NSString` using a regular expression? A regular expression such as: `/(NS|UI)+(\w+)/g`.

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