Regex match two words in a string

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I'm trying to match (look for) two words in a string which is as follows:

Mac OS X/10.11.5 (15F34); ExchangeWebServices/6.0 (243);

I want to match (true) if we see "Mac" AND "ExchangeWebServices" but the characters between the two words would be unknown/random. Can someone help me with the regex syntax?

Thanks!

Its on an ADFS server. Looks like .+ or .* will work. What would be the difference between the two? — Jason Shave, Jul 28 '16 at 19:03
@user3813723 You really need to use a regex tutorial ... Also `.*` matches *zero* or more character(s) but `.+` matches *one* or more character(s). — Shafizadeh, Jul 28 '16 at 19:05
@SeanBright thanks. So `Mac.+ExchangeWebServices` seems more appropriate. — Jason Shave, Jul 28 '16 at 19:10
@user3813723 You are welcome .. good, You've found your pattern .. use it and enjoy `;-)` — Shafizadeh, Jul 28 '16 at 19:11

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '16 at 21:07

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This will match exactly the words "Mac" and "ExchangeWebServices" with anything else between them:

\bMac\b.*\bExchangeWebServices\b

Regex 101 Example: https://regex101.com/r/sK2qG1/4

answered Jul 28 '16 at 21:07

Jim

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

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This is a simple regular expression can be get by

/^Mac.+ExchangeWebServices/

We are assuming 'Mac' and 'ExchangeWebServices' are two different words separated by some character.

you can follow the link to learn more of regular expressions Learning Regular Expressions

edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

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answered Jul 28 '16 at 19:06

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 21 '20 at 08:43

With this regular epression you can find the words and anything in between even if the words are longer than the words in the regular expression:

(Mac).*?(ExchangeWebServices).*?

It would find this string:

Mac OS X/10.11.5 whatever text in between (15F34); ExchangeWebServices/6.0 (243);

So, if you write the words without the end (ExchangeWebServ):

(Mac).*?(ExchangeWebServ).*?

It would find both strings:

Mac OS X/10.11.5 whatever text in between (15F34); ExchangeWebServices/6.0 (243);

And:

Mac OS X/10.11.5 whatever text in between (15F34); ExchangeWebServ/6.0 (243);

If you need to match exact words you'll need to use \b as mentioned in the answers above.

Regex match two words in a string

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