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Apple Numbers Reg.Extract function not returning first word (using boundary assertion with Positive lookahead)

how to modify following to return first word before a dot?

Regex: \b\w+\b(?=\.)

Parsed String: 123. xpto.

Reg.Extract(“123. xpto.”, \b\w+\b(?=\.),1)



iPad mini 6

Posted on Jun 25, 2023 3:29 AM

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Apple Numbers Reg.Extract function not returning first word (using boundary assertion with Positive lookahead)

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