Regex Extract String

Question

I have a string:

string s = "GameObject.Find(\"MyObj\").GetComponent(\"MyComponent\")";

I want to extract "GameObject.Find(\"MyObj\")" where MyObj can include any number or type of characters except newline.

This is my code:

Match match = Regex.Match(s, "GameObject.Find(\".+\")");

I know I'm doing something wrong, but I'm not sure where to go from here. How can we make this expression work as intended?

Seçkin Savaşçı · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-20 10:13:59Z

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Match match = Regex.Match(s, "GameObject.Find(\".+?\")");

You should do non-greedy search, but beware that it will only match from parantheses+quotation mark to first quotation mark+parantheses.

So for,

string s = "GameObject.Find(\"seckin(\\\"hand\\\").thumb()\").GetComponent(\"MyComponent\")"

it will match "GameObject.Find(\"seckin(\\\"hand\\\")"

But there is no way to match enclosing parenthesis using RegExp, so it is the best sub-optimal solution.

answered May 20, 2012 at 9:54

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Writwick · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-20 09:55:23Z

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Maybe you should try :

Match match = Regex.Match(s, "GameObject.Find(\".+?\")");

answered May 20, 2012 at 9:55

Writwick

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I'm faster than you, my friend

Agree with you...My typing is very slow!!