StringRegExp match bigger string first than smaller

[GordonFreeman]

Hi guys, i'm trying to match an string first than another. In this case regex should match ZA if ZA exists and after match Z if exists. But getting unexpected results getting A in the second scenario

 

In other words the first part of regex should try match first ZA, WA or VA and if not match one then try Z,W or V

Other logic point view of same problem is match Z or W or V with A and if not match one of these, match one alone

#include <StringConstants.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

$pattern = '([ZA,WA,VA,Z,W,V])([0-9]{1,3})(?:[-])([0-9]{1,3})([y,Y]{0,1})'

; Possible scenario 1: Works as expected ( Row 1 equal Z)
$s1 = 'Z01-02y'

; Possible scenario 2: Not works as expects (Row 1 should be ZA  instead of A)
$s2 = 'ZA01-02Y'

$as1 = StringRegExp($s1, $pattern, $STR_REGEXPARRAYFULLMATCH)
_ArrayDisplay($as1)

$as2 = StringRegExp($s2, $pattern, $STR_REGEXPARRAYFULLMATCH)
_ArrayDisplay($as2)

; Other example scenarios
;W881-12Y (Row 1 should be W)
;WA02-921 (Row 1 should be WA)

; Most part is working nice, the only problem relies on the first part of regex

thanks in advance for any efforts

Edited March 30, 2019 by GordonFreeman

[Bowmore]

This pattern will give you the correct result if I have understood your requirement correctly

$pattern = '(ZA|WA|VA|Z|W|V)([0-9]{1,3})(?:[-])([0-9]{1,3})([y,Y]{0,1})'

 

[GordonFreeman]

18 minutes ago, Bowmore said:

This pattern will give you the correct result if I have understood your requirement correctly

$pattern = '(ZA|WA|VA|Z|W|V)([0-9]{1,3})(?:[-])([0-9]{1,3})([y,Y]{0,1})'

 

Thanks its exactly i need

[FrancescoDiMuro]

@GordonFreeman

You could try this one too:

(?i)^((?:V|W|Z)A?)(\d{1,3})\-(\d{1,3})(Y)?$

Edited March 30, 2019 by FrancescoDiMuro