Extract values from string

Question

I've got a string like this:

<point srsName="EPSG:4326(WGS84)">
<coordinates>121.7725934555,25.1508396138</coordinates>

How can I only get the values from this string, e.g 121.7725934555,25.1508396138?

@Fendy: XDocument would be easier, assuming this is XML. I don't see a closing </point> — John Saunders
– John Saunders, Commented Apr 24, 2013 at 3:13

Sergey Kalinichenko · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-24 03:19:15Z

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If the string is short and you do not need to parse anything else from it, you can use regex:

<coordinates>([^,]+),([^<]+)</coordinates>

The two capturing groups would get 121.7725934555 and 25.1508396138.

var str = @"<point srsName=""EPSG:4326(WGS84)"">
<coordinates>121.7725934555,25.1508396138</coordinates>";
var m = Regex.Match(str, "<coordinates>([^,]+),([^<]+)</coordinates>");
Console.WriteLine("'{0}' '{1}'", m.Groups[1], m.Groups[2]);

Here is a demo on ideone.

edited Apr 24, 2013 at 3:19

answered Apr 24, 2013 at 3:10

Sergey Kalinichenko

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