Class RegexTools

Regular expression tools

Inheritance

object

RegexTools

Namespace: Textify.Tools

Assembly: Textify.dll

Syntax

public static class RegexTools

Methods

Filter(string, string)

Filters the string from the substrings matched by the given pattern

Declaration

public static string Filter(string text, string pattern)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	text	The text to be processed
string	pattern	Regular expression pattern for replacing

Returns

Type	Description
string	Filtered text

Filter(string, string, string)

Filters the string from the substrings matched by the given pattern

Declaration

public static string Filter(string text, string pattern, string replaceWith)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	text	The text to be processed
string	pattern	Regular expression pattern for replacing
string	replaceWith	Replaces the matched substrings with the specified text

Returns

Type	Description
string	Filtered text

IsMatch(string, string)

Checks to see whether the pattern matches

Declaration

public static bool IsMatch(string text, string pattern)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	text	The text to be matched
string	pattern	Regular expression pattern for matching

Returns

Type	Description
bool	True if there are matches. Otherwise, false

IsValidRegex(string)

Determines whether the specified regular expression pattern is valid or not

Declaration

public static bool IsValidRegex(string pattern)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	pattern	Specified pattern

Returns

Type	Description
bool	True if valid; false otherwise

IsValidRegex(Regex)

Determines whether the specified regular expression pattern is valid or not

Declaration

public static bool IsValidRegex(Regex pattern)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Regex	pattern	Specified pattern

Returns

Type	Description
bool	True if valid; false otherwise

Match(string, string)

Matches the pattern with the text given

Declaration

public static Match Match(string text, string pattern)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	text	The text to be matched
string	pattern	Regular expression pattern for matching

Returns

Type	Description
Match	A System.Text.RegularExpressions.Match that contains information about the current match

Matches(string, string)

Matches the pattern with the text given

Declaration

public static MatchCollection Matches(string text, string pattern)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	text	The text to be matched
string	pattern	Regular expression pattern for matching

Returns

Type	Description
MatchCollection	Collection of System.Text.RegularExpressions.Matches that contains information about the current match

ParseRegex(string)

Parses the regular expression pattern after validating it

Declaration

public static Regex ParseRegex(string pattern)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	pattern	Specified pattern

Returns

Type	Description
Regex	Regular expression instance of a valid regular expression pattern

Split(string, string)

Splits the string using the matched substrings as the delimiters

Declaration

public static string[] Split(string text, string pattern)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	text	The text to be split
string	pattern	Regular expression pattern for splitting

Returns

Type	Description
string[]	Array of strings

TryParseRegex(string, out Regex?)

Parses the regular expression pattern after validating it

Declaration

public static bool TryParseRegex(string pattern, out Regex? result)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	pattern	Specified pattern
Regex	result	[out] Resultant regular expression instance

Returns

Type	Description
bool	True if valid; false otherwise