Okay, so I am new to regex, or at least to actually writing them, but here is what I have: The reference string: LDAP://CN=Doe, John,OU=Users,DC=my,DC=domain The regex (that is not working as expected): (?:LDAP://CN=)([a-zA-Z]+\?[,\s]?\s?[a-zA-Z]+) Groups matched: LDAP://CN=Doe, Joe Doe, John …

If you want a non-named capture group, enclose what you want in parentheses. If you want a named capture group, use this syntax. (?'name’regex) $string = 'LDAP://CN=Doe\, John,OU=Users,DC=my,DC=domain' $string -match 'LDAP://CN=(.*),OU=Users' ; $Matches[1] –replace '\\' True Doe, John $string = '…

@random-commandline Nice! Easy to read and to the point. Thank you very much. ca

Regex returning a non-capturing group??

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mfcsharp December 21, 2016, 9:24pm 4

(?:pattern) is, really, a non capturing group. If you post just the pertinent part of your code, we’ll be able to clarify your misunderstanding.

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