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  1. using System;
  2. using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
  3. using System.Collections.Specialized;
  4. class Program {
  5.  
  6. static void Main() {
  7. string yourstring = @"1.1 - Hello
  8. 1.2 - world!
  9. 2.1 - Some
  10. data
  11. here and it contains some 32 digits so i cannot use \D+
  12. 2.2 - Etc..";
  13. var resultList = new StringCollection();
  14. try {
  15. 	var yourRegex = new Regex(@"(?sm)^\d+\.\d+\s*-\s*((?:.(?!^\d+\.\d+))*)");
  16. 	Match matchResult = yourRegex.Match(yourstring);
  17. 	while (matchResult.Success) {
  18. 		resultList.Add(matchResult.Groups[1].Value);
  19.     Console.WriteLine("Whole Match: " + matchResult.Value);
  20.     Console.WriteLine("Group 1: " + matchResult.Groups[1].Value + "\n");
  21. 		matchResult = matchResult.NextMatch();
  22. 	} 
  23. } catch (ArgumentException ex) {
  24. 	// Syntax error in the regular expression
  25. }
  26.  
  27. Console.WriteLine("\nPress Any Key to Exit.");
  28. Console.ReadKey();
  29. } // END Main
  30. } // END Program
  31.  
Success #stdin #stdout 0.08s 34136KB
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stdin 
Standard input is empty
stdout 
Whole Match: 1.1 - Hello
Group 1: Hello

Whole Match: 1.2 - world!
Group 1: world!

Whole Match: 2.1 - Some
data
here and it contains some 32 digits so i cannot use \D+
Group 1: Some
data
here and it contains some 32 digits so i cannot use \D+

Whole Match: 2.2 - Etc..
Group 1: Etc..


Press Any Key to Exit.
https://ideone.com/MGgxQK
http://stackoverflow.com/q/23766821
language:
C# (gmcs 5.20.1)
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11 years ago
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