If I have a string in this format:
string placeholder = "[[Ford:Focus(blue)]]";
What regex could I use to populate the three variables below?
string make = ?
string model = ?
string colour = ?
Any ideas?
Thanks,
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string input = "[[Ford:Focus(blue)]]";
var parts = Regex.Matches(input, @"\w+").Cast<Match>().Select(x => x.Value).ToList();
var make = parts[0];
....
OR
var match = Regex.Match(input, @"\[\[(\w+):(\w+)\((\w+)\)\]\]");
var make = match.Groups[1].Value;
var model = match.Groups[2].Value;
....
5 Comments
thegunner
Great...what though if colour was optional and it wasn't specified...is there a way in the regex to set it to empty string?
JJWesterkamp
I suppose you could then use
\w* instead of \w+.
Eser
@thegunner For the first regex, you can check the
Length of parts, for the 2nd, you should give a sample inputthegunner
If the "colour" part has a space it doesn't get pick up..e.g."light blue". Any suggestions?
Eser
@thegunner then replace
\w+ with [a-zA-Z ]+