regexmatches.cs

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// Fig. 15.20: RegexMatches.cs
// Demonstrating Class Regex.

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

namespace RegexMatches
{
   /// <summary>
   /// test out regular expressions
   /// </summary>
   class RegexMatches
   {
      /// <summary>
      /// The main entry point for the application.
      /// </summary>
      [STAThread]
      static void Main(string[] args)
      {
         string output = "";

         // create regular expression
         Regex expression = 
            new Regex( @"J.*\d[0-35-9]-\d\d-\d\d" );

         string string1 = "Jane's Birthday is 05-12-75\n" +
            "Dave's Birthday is 11-04-68\n" +
            "John's Birthday is 04-28-73\n" +
            "Joe's Birthday is 12-17-77";

         // match regualr expresison to string and
         // print out all matches
         foreach ( Match myMatch in expression.Matches( string1 ) )
            output += myMatch.ToString() + "\n";

         MessageBox.Show( output, "Using class Regex",
            MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information );

      } // end method Main

   } // end class RegexMatches
}

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