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How to match a set of characters (letter + any single character from set + letter) using RegEx in Swift

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// b[aeou]y: This pattern looks for strings that match the following:
// b: The letter "b".
// [aeou]: Any single character that is either "a", "e", "o", or "u".
// y: The letter "y".

import Foundation

func checkPattern(_ pattern: String, _ text: String) -> Bool {
    let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .caseInsensitive)
    let range = NSRange(location: 0, length: text.utf16.count)
    
    return regex.firstMatch(in: text, options: [], range: range) != nil
}

let pattern = "b[aeou]y"

print(checkPattern(pattern, "A smart Boy"))               // B/b o y
print(checkPattern(pattern, "I want to buy this laptop")) // b u y
print(checkPattern(pattern, "baay"))
print(checkPattern(pattern, "baeouy"))
print(checkPattern(pattern, "baey"))
print(checkPattern(pattern, "This is beauty"))
print(checkPattern(pattern, "A programming book"))




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answered Feb 25, 2025 by avibootz
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