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# regularExpressionCheckingResult(ranges:count:regularExpression:)

Creates and returns a type checking result with the specified regular expression data.

```
class func regularExpressionCheckingResult(ranges: NSRangePointer, count: Int, regularExpression: NSRegularExpression) -> NSTextCheckingResult
```

## Parameters

`ranges`

A C array of ranges, which must have at least one element, and the first element represents the overall range.

`count`

The number of items in the `ranges` array.

`regularExpression`

The regular expression.

## Return Value

Returns an `NSTextCheckingResult` with the specified [`range`](/documentation/Foundation/NSTextCheckingResult/range) and a [`resultType`](/documentation/Foundation/NSTextCheckingResult/resultType) of [`regularExpression`](/documentation/Foundation/NSTextCheckingResult/CheckingType/regularExpression).

## Discussion

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