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System::String ^ Replace(System::String ^ input, System::Text::RegularExpressions::MatchEvaluator ^ evaluator, int count, int startat);public string Replace (string input, System.Text.RegularExpressions.MatchEvaluator evaluator, int count, int startat);member this.Replace : string * System.Text.RegularExpressions.MatchEvaluator * int * int -> stringPublic Function Replace (input As String, evaluator As MatchEvaluator, count As Integer, startat As Integer) As StringParameters
Remarks
The Regex.Replace(String, MatchEvaluator, Int32, Int32) method is useful for replacing a regular expression match if any of the following conditions is true:
The method is equivalent to calling the
Regex.Matches(String, Int32)
method and passing the first
count
Match
objects in the returned
MatchCollection
collection to the
evaluator
delegate.
For more details about
startat
, see the Remarks section of
Match(String, Int32)
.
The regular expression is the pattern defined by the constructor for the current Regex object.
The
evaluator
parameter is the delegate for a custom method that you define and that examines each match. The custom method must have the following signature to match the
MatchEvaluator
delegate.
public string MatchEvaluatorMethod(Match match)
Public Function MatchEvaluatorMethod(match As Match) As String
Your custom method returns a string that replaces the matched input.
The
RegexMatchTimeoutException
exception is thrown if the execution time of the replacement operation exceeds the time-out interval specified by the
Regex.Regex(String, RegexOptions, TimeSpan)
constructor. If you do not set a time-out interval when you call the constructor, the exception is thrown if the operation exceeds any time-out value established for the application domain in which the
Regex
object is created. If no time-out is defined in the
Regex
constructor call or in the application domain's properties, or if the time-out value is
Regex.InfiniteMatchTimeout
, no exception is thrown
Because the method returns
input
unchanged if there is no match, you can use the
Object.ReferenceEquals
method to determine whether the method has made any replacements to the input string.
public:
static System::String ^ Replace(System::String ^ input, System::String ^ pattern, System::String ^ replacement);
public static string Replace (string input, string pattern, string replacement);
static member Replace : string * string * string -> string
Public Shared Function Replace (input As String, pattern As String, replacement As String) As String
Parameters
Examples
The following example defines a regular expression,
\s+
, that matches one or more white-space characters. The replacement string, " ", replaces them with a single space character.
using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
public static void Main()
string input = "This is text with far too much " +
"white space.";
string pattern = "\\s+";
string replacement = " ";
string result = Regex.Replace(input, pattern, replacement);
Console.WriteLine("Original String: {0}", input);
Console.WriteLine("Replacement String: {0}", result);
// The example displays the following output:
// Original String: This is text with far too much white space.
// Replacement String: This is text with far too much white space.
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim input As String = "This is text with far too much " + _
"white space."
Dim pattern As String = "\s+"
Dim replacement As String = " "
Dim result As String = Regex.Replace(input, pattern, replacement)
Console.WriteLine("Original String: {0}", input)
Console.WriteLine("Replacement String: {0}", result)
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
' Original String: This is text with far too much white space.
' Replacement String: This is text with far too much white space.
The following example uses the
Replace(String, String, String)
method to replace the local machine and drive names in a UNC path with a local file path. The regular expression uses the
Environment.MachineName
property to include the name of the local computer, and the
Environment.GetLogicalDrives
method to include the names of the logical drives. To run the example successfully, you should replace the literal string "MyMachine" with your local machine name.
using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
public static void Main()
// Get drives available on local computer and form into a single character expression.
string[] drives = Environment.GetLogicalDrives();
string driveNames = String.Empty;
foreach (string drive in drives)
driveNames += drive.Substring(0,1);
// Create regular expression pattern dynamically based on local machine information.
string pattern = @"\\\\(?i:" + Environment.MachineName + @")(?:\.\w+)*\\((?i:[" + driveNames + @"]))\$";
string replacement = "$1:";
string[] uncPaths = { @"\\MyMachine.domain1.mycompany.com\C$\ThingsToDo.txt",
@"\\MyMachine\c$\ThingsToDo.txt",
@"\\MyMachine\d$\documents\mydocument.docx" };
foreach (string uncPath in uncPaths)
Console.WriteLine("Input string: " + uncPath);
Console.WriteLine("Returned string: " + Regex.Replace(uncPath, pattern, replacement));
Console.WriteLine();
// The example displays the following output if run on a machine whose name is
// MyMachine:
// Input string: \\MyMachine.domain1.mycompany.com\C$\ThingsToTo.txt
// Returned string: C:\ThingsToDo.txt
// Input string: \\MyMachine\c$\ThingsToDo.txt
// Returned string: c:\ThingsToDo.txt
// Input string: \\MyMachine\d$\documents\mydocument.docx
// Returned string: d:\documents\mydocument.docx
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
' Get drives available on local computer and form into a single character expression.
Dim drives() As String = Environment.GetLogicalDrives()
Dim driveNames As String = Nothing
For Each drive As String In drives
driveNames += drive.Substring(0,1)
' Create regular expression pattern dynamically based on local machine information.
Dim pattern As String = "\\\\(?i:" + Environment.MachineName + ")(?:\.\w+)*\\((?i:[" + driveNames + "]))\$"
Dim replacement As String = "$1:"
Dim uncPaths() AS String = {"\\MyMachine.domain1.mycompany.com\C$\ThingsToDo.txt", _
"\\MyMachine\c$\ThingsToDo.txt", _
"\\MyMachine\d$\documents\mydocument.docx" }
For Each uncPath As String In uncPaths
Console.WriteLine("Input string: " + uncPath)
Console.WriteLine("Returned string: " + Regex.Replace(uncPath, pattern, replacement))
Console.WriteLine()
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output if run on a machine whose name is
' MyMachine:
' Input string: \\MyMachine.domain1.mycompany.com\C$\ThingsToTo.txt
' Returned string: C:\ThingsToDo.txt
' Input string: \\MyMachine\c$\ThingsToDo.txt
' Returned string: c:\ThingsToDo.txt
' Input string: \\MyMachine\d$\documents\mydocument.docx
' Returned string: d:\documents\mydocument.docx
The regular expression pattern is defined by the following expression:
"\\\\(?i:" + Environment.MachineName + ")(?:\.\w+)*\\((?i:[" + driveNames + "]))\$"
The following table shows how the regular expression pattern is interpreted.
Pattern
Description
Match two consecutive backslash (
\
) characters. Because the backslash character is interpreted as the escape character, each backslash must be escaped with another backslash.
(?i:" + Environment.MachineName + ")
Perform a case-insensitive match of the string that is returned by the
Environment.MachineName
property.
(?:\.\w+)*
Match the period (
.
) character followed by one or more word characters. This match can occur zero or more times. The matched subexpression is not captured.
Match a backslash (
\
) character.
((?i:[" + driveNames + "]))
Perform a case-insensitive match of the character class that consists of the individual drive letters. This match is the first captured subexpression.
Match the literal dollar sign (
$
) character.
The replacement pattern
$1
replaces the entire match with the first captured subexpression. That is, it replaces the UNC machine and drive name with the drive letter.
Remarks
The static
Replace
methods are equivalent to constructing a
Regex
object with the specified regular expression pattern and calling the instance method
Replace
.
The
pattern
parameter consists of regular expression language elements that symbolically describe the string to match. For more information about regular expressions, see
.NET Regular Expressions
and
Regular Expression Language - Quick Reference
. The search for matches starts at the beginning of the
input
string.
The
replacement
parameter specifies the string that is to replace each match in
input
.
replacement
can consist of any combination of literal text and
substitutions
. For example, the replacement pattern
a*${test}b
inserts the string "a*" followed by the substring that is matched by the
test
capturing group, if any, followed by the string "b". The * character is not recognized as a metacharacter within a replacement pattern.
Substitutions are the only regular expression language elements that are recognized in a replacement pattern. All other regular expression language elements, including
character escapes
, are allowed in regular expression patterns only and are not recognized in replacement patterns.
The
RegexMatchTimeoutException
exception is thrown if the execution time of the replacement operation exceeds the time-out interval specified for the application domain in which the method is called. If no time-out is defined in the application domain's properties, or if the time-out value is
Regex.InfiniteMatchTimeout
, no exception is thrown.
Because the method returns
input
unchanged if there is no match, you can use the
Object.ReferenceEquals
method to determine whether the method has made any replacements to the input string.
Notes to Callers
This method times out after an interval that is equal to the default time-out value of the application domain in which it is called. If a time-out value has not been defined for the application domain, the value
InfiniteMatchTimeout
, which prevents the method from timing out, is used. The recommended static method for replacing a pattern match is
Replace(String, String, String, RegexOptions, TimeSpan)
, which lets you set the time-out interval.
public:
static System::String ^ Replace(System::String ^ input, System::String ^ pattern, System::Text::RegularExpressions::MatchEvaluator ^ evaluator, System::Text::RegularExpressions::RegexOptions options, TimeSpan matchTimeout);
public static string Replace (string input, string pattern, System.Text.RegularExpressions.MatchEvaluator evaluator, System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions options, TimeSpan matchTimeout);
static member Replace : string * string * System.Text.RegularExpressions.MatchEvaluator * System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions * TimeSpan -> string
Public Shared Function Replace (input As String, pattern As String, evaluator As MatchEvaluator, options As RegexOptions, matchTimeout As TimeSpan) As String
Parameters
A time-out interval, or
InfiniteMatchTimeout
to indicate that the method should not time out.
Returns
ArgumentOutOfRangeException
options
is not a valid bitwise combination of
RegexOptions
values.
matchTimeout
is negative, zero, or greater than approximately 24 days.
Examples
The following example uses a regular expression to extract the individual words from a string, and then uses a
MatchEvaluator
delegate to call a method named
WordScramble
that scrambles the individual letters in the word. To do this, the
WordScramble
method creates an array that contains the characters in the match. It also creates a parallel array that it populates with random floating-point numbers. The arrays are sorted by calling the
Array.Sort<TKey,TValue>(TKey[], TValue[], IComparer<TKey>)
method, and the sorted array is provided as an argument to a
String
class constructor. This newly created string is then returned by the
WordScramble
method. The regular expression pattern
\w+
matches one or more word characters; the regular expression engine will continue to add characters to the match until it encounters a non-word character, such as a white-space character. The call to the
Replace(String, String, MatchEvaluator, RegexOptions)
method includes the
RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace
option so that the comment in the regular expression pattern
\w+ # Matches all the characters in a word.
is ignored by the regular expression engine.
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
public static void Main()
string words = "letter alphabetical missing lack release " +
"penchant slack acryllic laundry cease";
string pattern = @"\w+ # Matches all the characters in a word.";
MatchEvaluator evaluator = new MatchEvaluator(WordScrambler);
Console.WriteLine("Original words:");
Console.WriteLine(words);
Console.WriteLine();
try {
Console.WriteLine("Scrambled words:");
Console.WriteLine(Regex.Replace(words, pattern, evaluator,
RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace,
TimeSpan.FromSeconds(.25)));
catch (RegexMatchTimeoutException) {
Console.WriteLine("Word Scramble operation timed out.");
Console.WriteLine("Returned words:");
public static string WordScrambler(Match match)
int arraySize = match.Value.Length;
// Define two arrays equal to the number of letters in the match.
double[] keys = new double[arraySize];
char[] letters = new char[arraySize];
// Instantiate random number generator'
Random rnd = new Random();
for (int ctr = 0; ctr < match.Value.Length; ctr++)
// Populate the array of keys with random numbers.
keys[ctr] = rnd.NextDouble();
// Assign letter to array of letters.
letters[ctr] = match.Value[ctr];
Array.Sort(keys, letters, 0, arraySize, Comparer.Default);
return new String(letters);
// The example displays output similar to the following:
// Original words:
// letter alphabetical missing lack release penchant slack acryllic laundry cease
// Scrambled words:
// etlert liahepalbcat imsgsni alkc ereelsa epcnnaht lscak cayirllc alnyurd ecsae
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim words As String = "letter alphabetical missing lack release " + _
"penchant slack acryllic laundry cease"
Dim pattern As String = "\w+ # Matches all the characters in a word."
Dim evaluator As MatchEvaluator = AddressOf WordScrambler
Console.WriteLine("Original words:")
Console.WriteLine(words)
Console.WriteLine("Scrambled words:")
Console.WriteLine(Regex.Replace(words, pattern, evaluator,
RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace,
TimeSpan.FromSeconds(.25)))
Catch e As RegexMatchTimeoutException
Console.WriteLine("Word Scramble operation timed out.")
Console.WriteLine("Returned words:")
End Try
End Sub
Public Function WordScrambler(match As Match) As String
Dim arraySize As Integer = match.Value.Length - 1
' Define two arrays equal to the number of letters in the match.
Dim keys(arraySize) As Double
Dim letters(arraySize) As Char
' Instantiate random number generator'
Dim rnd As New Random()
For ctr As Integer = 0 To match.Value.Length - 1
' Populate the array of keys with random numbers.
keys(ctr) = rnd.NextDouble()
' Assign letter to array of letters.
letters(ctr) = match.Value.Chars(ctr)
Array.Sort(keys, letters, 0, arraySize, Comparer.Default)
Return New String(letters)
End Function
End Module
' The example displays output similar to the following:
' Original words:
' letter alphabetical missing lack release penchant slack acryllic laundry cease
' Scrambled words:
' etlert liahepalbcat imsgsni alkc ereelsa epcnnaht lscak cayirllc alnyurd ecsae
Remarks
The
Regex.Replace(String, String, MatchEvaluator, RegexOptions)
method is useful for replacing a regular expression match if any of the following conditions is true:
If the replacement string cannot readily be specified by a regular expression replacement pattern.
If the replacement string results from some processing performed on the matched string.
If the replacement string results from conditional processing.
The method is equivalent to calling the
Regex.Matches(String, String, RegexOptions)
method and passing each
Match
object in the returned
MatchCollection
collection to the
evaluator
delegate.
The
pattern
parameter consists of regular expression language elements that symbolically describe the string to match. For more information about regular expressions, see
.NET Regular Expressions
and
Regular Expression Language - Quick Reference
.
The
evaluator
parameter is the delegate for a custom method that you define and that examines each match. The custom method must have the following signature to match the
MatchEvaluator
delegate.
public string MatchEvaluatorMethod(Match match)
Public Function MatchEvaluatorMethod(match As Match) As String
Your custom method returns a string that replaces the matched input.
If you specify
RightToLeft
for the
options
parameter, the search for matches begins at the end of the input string and moves left; otherwise, the search begins at the start of the input string and moves right.
The
matchTimeout
parameter specifies how long a pattern matching method should try to find a match before it times out. Setting a time-out interval prevents regular expressions that rely on excessive backtracking from appearing to "stop responding when they process input that contains near matches. For more information, see
Best Practices for Regular Expressions
and
Backtracking
. If no match is found in that time interval, the method throws a
RegexMatchTimeoutException
exception.
matchTimeout
overrides any default time-out value defined for the application domain in which the method executes.
Because the method returns
input
unchanged if there is no match, you can use the
Object.ReferenceEquals
method to determine whether the method has made any replacements to the input string.
Notes to Callers
We recommend that you set the
matchTimeout
parameter to an appropriate value, such as two seconds. If you disable time-outs by specifying
InfiniteMatchTimeout
, the regular expression engine offers slightly better performance. However, you should disable time-outs only under the following conditions:
When the input processed by a regular expression is derived from a known and trusted source or consists of static text. This excludes text that has been dynamically input by users.
When the regular expression pattern has been thoroughly tested to ensure that it efficiently handles matches, non-matches, and near matches.
When the regular expression pattern contains no language elements that are known to cause excessive backtracking when processing a near match.
Substitutions in Regular Expressions
Regular Expression Language Elements
Backtracking in Regular Expressions
Best practices for regular expressions in .NET
Applies to
public:
static System::String ^ Replace(System::String ^ input, System::String ^ pattern, System::Text::RegularExpressions::MatchEvaluator ^ evaluator, System::Text::RegularExpressions::RegexOptions options);
public static string Replace (string input, string pattern, System.Text.RegularExpressions.MatchEvaluator evaluator, System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions options);
static member Replace : string * string * System.Text.RegularExpressions.MatchEvaluator * System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions -> string
Public Shared Function Replace (input As String, pattern As String, evaluator As MatchEvaluator, options As RegexOptions) As String
Parameters
Examples
The following example uses a regular expression to extract the individual words from a string, and then uses a
MatchEvaluator
delegate to call a method named
WordScramble
that scrambles the individual letters in the word. To do this, the
WordScramble
method creates an array that contains the characters in the match. It also creates a parallel array that it populates with random floating-point numbers. The arrays are sorted by calling the
Array.Sort<TKey,TValue>(TKey[], TValue[], IComparer<TKey>)
method, and the sorted array is provided as an argument to a
String
class constructor. This newly created string is then returned by the
WordScramble
method. The regular expression pattern
\w+
matches one or more word characters; the regular expression engine will continue to add characters to the match until it encounters a non-word character, such as a white-space character. The call to the
Replace(String, String, MatchEvaluator, RegexOptions)
method includes the
RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace
option so that the comment in the regular expression pattern
\w+ # Matches all the characters in a word.
is ignored by the regular expression engine.
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
public static void Main()
string words = "letter alphabetical missing lack release " +
"penchant slack acryllic laundry cease";
string pattern = @"\w+ # Matches all the characters in a word.";
MatchEvaluator evaluator = new MatchEvaluator(WordScrambler);
Console.WriteLine("Original words:");
Console.WriteLine(words);
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Scrambled words:");
Console.WriteLine(Regex.Replace(words, pattern, evaluator,
RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace));
public static string WordScrambler(Match match)
int arraySize = match.Value.Length;
// Define two arrays equal to the number of letters in the match.
double[] keys = new double[arraySize];
char[] letters = new char[arraySize];
// Instantiate random number generator'
Random rnd = new Random();
for (int ctr = 0; ctr < match.Value.Length; ctr++)
// Populate the array of keys with random numbers.
keys[ctr] = rnd.NextDouble();
// Assign letter to array of letters.
letters[ctr] = match.Value[ctr];
Array.Sort(keys, letters, 0, arraySize, Comparer.Default);
return new String(letters);
// The example displays output similar to the following:
// Original words:
// letter alphabetical missing lack release penchant slack acryllic laundry cease
// Scrambled words:
// etlert liahepalbcat imsgsni alkc ereelsa epcnnaht lscak cayirllc alnyurd ecsae
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim words As String = "letter alphabetical missing lack release " + _
"penchant slack acryllic laundry cease"
Dim pattern As String = "\w+ # Matches all the characters in a word."
Dim evaluator As MatchEvaluator = AddressOf WordScrambler
Console.WriteLine("Original words:")
Console.WriteLine(words)
Console.WriteLine("Scrambled words:")
Console.WriteLine(Regex.Replace(words, pattern, evaluator,
RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace))
End Sub
Public Function WordScrambler(match As Match) As String
Dim arraySize As Integer = match.Value.Length - 1
' Define two arrays equal to the number of letters in the match.
Dim keys(arraySize) As Double
Dim letters(arraySize) As Char
' Instantiate random number generator'
Dim rnd As New Random()
For ctr As Integer = 0 To match.Value.Length - 1
' Populate the array of keys with random numbers.
keys(ctr) = rnd.NextDouble()
' Assign letter to array of letters.
letters(ctr) = match.Value.Chars(ctr)
Array.Sort(keys, letters, 0, arraySize, Comparer.Default)
Return New String(letters)
End Function
End Module
' The example displays output similar to the following:
' Original words:
' letter alphabetical missing lack release penchant slack acryllic laundry cease
' Scrambled words:
' etlert liahepalbcat imsgsni alkc ereelsa epcnnaht lscak cayirllc alnyurd ecsae
Remarks
The
Regex.Replace(String, String, MatchEvaluator, RegexOptions)
method is useful for replacing a regular expression match in if any of the following conditions is true:
The replacement string cannot readily be specified by a regular expression replacement pattern.
The replacement string results from some processing done on the matched string.
The replacement string results from conditional processing.
The method is equivalent to calling the
Regex.Matches(String, String, RegexOptions)
method and passing each
Match
object in the returned
MatchCollection
collection to the
evaluator
delegate.
The
pattern
parameter consists of regular expression language elements that symbolically describe the string to match. For more information about regular expressions, see
.NET Regular Expressions
and
Regular Expression Language - Quick Reference
.
The
evaluator
parameter is the delegate for a custom method that you define and that examines each match. The custom method must have the following signature to match the
MatchEvaluator
delegate.
public string MatchEvaluatorMethod(Match match)
Public Function MatchEvaluatorMethod(match As Match) As String
Your custom method returns a string that replaces the matched input.
If you specify
RightToLeft
for the
options
parameter, the search for matches begins at the end of the input string and moves left; otherwise, the search begins at the start of the input string and moves right.
The
RegexMatchTimeoutException
exception is thrown if the execution time of the replacement operation exceeds the time-out interval specified for the application domain in which the method is called. If no time-out is defined in the application domain's properties, or if the time-out value is
Regex.InfiniteMatchTimeout
, no exception is thrown.
Because the method returns
input
unchanged if there is no match, you can use the
Object.ReferenceEquals
method to determine whether the method has made any replacements to the input string.
public:
static System::String ^ Replace(System::String ^ input, System::String ^ pattern, System::String ^ replacement, System::Text::RegularExpressions::RegexOptions options, TimeSpan matchTimeout);
public static string Replace (string input, string pattern, string replacement, System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions options, TimeSpan matchTimeout);
static member Replace : string * string * string * System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions * TimeSpan -> string
Public Shared Function Replace (input As String, pattern As String, replacement As String, options As RegexOptions, matchTimeout As TimeSpan) As String
Parameters
A time-out interval, or
InfiniteMatchTimeout
to indicate that the method should not time out.
Returns
ArgumentOutOfRangeException
options
is not a valid bitwise combination of
RegexOptions
values.
matchTimeout
is negative, zero, or greater than approximately 24 days.
Examples
The following example uses the
Replace(String, String, String, RegexOptions, TimeSpan)
method to replace the local machine and drive names in a UNC path with a local file path. The regular expression uses the
Environment.MachineName
property to include the name of the local computer and the
Environment.GetLogicalDrives
method to include the names of the logical drives. All regular expression string comparisons are case-insensitive, and any single replacement operation times out if a match cannot be found in 0.5 second. To run the example successfully, you should replace the literal string "MyMachine" with your local machine name.
using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
public static void Main()
// Get drives available on local computer and form into a single character expression.
string[] drives = Environment.GetLogicalDrives();
string driveNames = String.Empty;
foreach (string drive in drives)
driveNames += drive.Substring(0,1);
// Create regular expression pattern dynamically based on local machine information.
string pattern = @"\\\\" + Environment.MachineName + @"(?:\.\w+)*\\([" + driveNames + @"])\$";
string replacement = "$1:";
string[] uncPaths = { @"\\MyMachine.domain1.mycompany.com\C$\ThingsToDo.txt",
@"\\MyMachine\c$\ThingsToDo.txt",
@"\\MyMachine\d$\documents\mydocument.docx" };
foreach (string uncPath in uncPaths)
Console.WriteLine("Input string: " + uncPath);
string localPath = null;
try {
localPath = Regex.Replace(uncPath, pattern, replacement,
RegexOptions.IgnoreCase,
TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.5));
Console.WriteLine("Returned string: " + localPath);
catch (RegexMatchTimeoutException) {
Console.WriteLine("The replace operation timed out.");
Console.WriteLine("Returned string: " + localPath);
if (uncPath.Equals(localPath))
Console.WriteLine("Equal to original path.");
Console.WriteLine("Original string: " + uncPath);
Console.WriteLine();
// The example displays the following output if run on a machine whose name is
// MyMachine:
// Input string: \\MyMachine.domain1.mycompany.com\C$\ThingsToTo.txt
// Returned string: C:\ThingsToDo.txt
// Input string: \\MyMachine\c$\ThingsToDo.txt
// Returned string: c:\ThingsToDo.txt
// Input string: \\MyMachine\d$\documents\mydocument.docx
// Returned string: d:\documents\mydocument.docx
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
' Get drives available on local computer and form into a single character expression.
Dim drives() As String = Environment.GetLogicalDrives()
Dim driveNames As String = Nothing
For Each drive As String In drives
driveNames += drive.Substring(0,1)
' Create regular expression pattern dynamically based on local machine information.
Dim pattern As String = "\\\\" + Environment.MachineName + "(?:\.\w+)*\\([" + driveNames + "])\$"
Dim replacement As String = "$1:"
Dim uncPaths() AS String = {"\\MyMachine.domain1.mycompany.com\C$\ThingsToDo.txt", _
"\\MyMachine\c$\ThingsToDo.txt", _
"\\MyMachine\d$\documents\mydocument.docx" }
For Each uncPath As String In uncPaths
Console.WriteLine("Input string: " + uncPath)
Dim localPath As String = Nothing
localPath = Regex.Replace(uncPath, pattern, replacement,
RegexOptions.IgnoreCase,
TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.5))
Console.WriteLine("Returned string: " + localPath)
Catch e As RegexMatchTimeoutException
Console.WriteLine("The replace operation timed out.")
Console.WriteLine("Returned string: " + localPath)
If uncPath.Equals(localPath) Then
Console.WriteLine("Equal to original path.")
Console.WriteLine("Original string: " + uncPath)
End If
End Try
Console.WriteLine()
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output if run on a machine whose name is
' MyMachine:
' Input string: \\MyMachine.domain1.mycompany.com\C$\ThingsToTo.txt
' Returned string: C:\ThingsToDo.txt
' Input string: \\MyMachine\c$\ThingsToDo.txt
' Returned string: c:\ThingsToDo.txt
' Input string: \\MyMachine\d$\documents\mydocument.docx
' Returned string: d:\documents\mydocument.docx
The regular expression pattern is defined by the following expression:
"\\\\" + Environment.MachineName + "(?:\.\w+)*\\([" + driveNames + "])\$"
The following table shows how the regular expression pattern is interpreted.
Pattern
Description
Match two consecutive backslash (
\
) characters. Because the backslash character is interpreted as the escape character, each backslash must be escaped with another backslash.
+ Environment.MachineName +
Match the string that is returned by the
Environment.MachineName
property.
(?:\.\w+)*
Match the period (
.
) character followed by one or more word characters. This match can occur zero or more times. The matched subexpression is not captured.
Match a backslash (
\
) character.
([" + driveNames + "])
Match the character class that consists of the individual drive letters. This match is the first captured subexpression.
Match the literal dollar sign (
$
) character.
The replacement pattern
$1
replaces the entire match with the first captured subexpression. That is, it replaces the UNC machine and drive name with the drive letter.
Remarks
The static
Replace
methods are equivalent to constructing a
Regex
object with the specified regular expression pattern and calling the instance method
Replace
.
The
pattern
parameter consists of regular expression language elements that symbolically describe the string to match. For more information about regular expressions, see
.NET Regular Expressions
and
Regular Expression Language - Quick Reference
. If you specify
RightToLeft
for the
options
parameter, the search for matches begins at the end of the input string and moves left; otherwise, the search begins at the start of the input string and moves right.
The
replacement
parameter specifies the string that is to replace each match in
input
.
replacement
can consist of any combination of literal text and
substitutions
. For example, the replacement pattern
a*${test}b
inserts the string "a*" followed by the substring that is matched by the
test
capturing group, if any, followed by the string "b". The * character is not recognized as a metacharacter within a replacement pattern.
Substitutions are the only regular expression language elements that are recognized in a replacement pattern. All other regular expression language elements, including
character escapes
, are allowed in regular expression patterns only and are not recognized in replacement patterns.
The
matchTimeout
parameter specifies how long a pattern matching method should try to find a match before it times out. Setting a time-out interval prevents regular expressions that rely on excessive backtracking from appearing to stop responding when they process input that contains near matches. For more information, see
Best Practices for Regular Expressions
and
Backtracking
. If no match is found in that time interval, the method throws a
RegexMatchTimeoutException
exception.
matchTimeout
overrides any default time-out value defined for the application domain in which the method executes.
Because the method returns
input
unchanged if there is no match, you can use the
Object.ReferenceEquals
method to determine whether the method has made any replacements to the input string.
Notes to Callers
We recommend that you set the
matchTimeout
parameter to an appropriate value, such as two seconds. If you disable time-outs by specifying
InfiniteMatchTimeout
, the regular expression engine offers slightly better performance. However, you should disable time-outs only under the following conditions:
When the input processed by a regular expression is derived from a known and trusted source or consists of static text. This excludes text that has been dynamically input by users.
When the regular expression pattern has been thoroughly tested to ensure that it efficiently handles matches, non-matches, and near matches.
When the regular expression pattern contains no language elements that are known to cause excessive backtracking when processing a near match.
Substitutions in Regular Expressions
Regular Expression Language Elements
Backtracking in Regular Expressions
Best practices for regular expressions in .NET
Applies to
public:
static System::String ^ Replace(System::String ^ input, System::String ^ pattern, System::String ^ replacement, System::Text::RegularExpressions::RegexOptions options);
public static string Replace (string input, string pattern, string replacement, System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions options);
static member Replace : string * string * string * System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions -> string
Public Shared Function Replace (input As String, pattern As String, replacement As String, options As RegexOptions) As String
Parameters
Examples
The following example uses the
Replace(String, String, String, RegexOptions)
method to replace the local machine and drive names in a UNC path with a local file path. The regular expression uses the
Environment.MachineName
property to include the name of the local computer, and the
Environment.GetLogicalDrives
method to include the names of the logical drives. All regular expression string comparisons are case-insensitive. To run the example successfully, you should replace the literal string "MyMachine" with your local machine name.
using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
public static void Main()
// Get drives available on local computer and form into a single character expression.
string[] drives = Environment.GetLogicalDrives();
string driveNames = String.Empty;
foreach (string drive in drives)
driveNames += drive.Substring(0,1);
// Create regular expression pattern dynamically based on local machine information.
string pattern = @"\\\\" + Environment.MachineName + @"(?:\.\w+)*\\([" + driveNames + @"])\$";
string replacement = "$1:";
string[] uncPaths = { @"\\MyMachine.domain1.mycompany.com\C$\ThingsToDo.txt",
@"\\MyMachine\c$\ThingsToDo.txt",
@"\\MyMachine\d$\documents\mydocument.docx" };
foreach (string uncPath in uncPaths)
Console.WriteLine("Input string: " + uncPath);
Console.WriteLine("Returned string: " + Regex.Replace(uncPath, pattern, replacement, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase));
Console.WriteLine();
// The example displays the following output if run on a machine whose name is
// MyMachine:
// Input string: \\MyMachine.domain1.mycompany.com\C$\ThingsToTo.txt
// Returned string: C:\ThingsToDo.txt
// Input string: \\MyMachine\c$\ThingsToDo.txt
// Returned string: c:\ThingsToDo.txt
// Input string: \\MyMachine\d$\documents\mydocument.docx
// Returned string: d:\documents\mydocument.docx
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
' Get drives available on local computer and form into a single character expression.
Dim drives() As String = Environment.GetLogicalDrives()
Dim driveNames As String = Nothing
For Each drive As String In drives
driveNames += drive.Substring(0,1)
' Create regular expression pattern dynamically based on local machine information.
Dim pattern As String = "\\\\" + Environment.MachineName + "(?:\.\w+)*\\([" + driveNames + "])\$"
Dim replacement As String = "$1:"
Dim uncPaths() AS String = {"\\MyMachine.domain1.mycompany.com\C$\ThingsToDo.txt", _
"\\MyMachine\c$\ThingsToDo.txt", _
"\\MyMachine\d$\documents\mydocument.docx" }
For Each uncPath As String In uncPaths
Console.WriteLine("Input string: " + uncPath)
Console.WriteLine("Returned string: " + Regex.Replace(uncPath, pattern, replacement, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase))
Console.WriteLine()
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output if run on a machine whose name is
' MyMachine:
' Input string: \\MyMachine.domain1.mycompany.com\C$\ThingsToTo.txt
' Returned string: C:\ThingsToDo.txt
' Input string: \\MyMachine\c$\ThingsToDo.txt
' Returned string: c:\ThingsToDo.txt
' Input string: \\MyMachine\d$\documents\mydocument.docx
' Returned string: d:\documents\mydocument.docx
The regular expression pattern is defined by the following expression:
"\\\\" + Environment.MachineName + "(?:\.\w+)*\\([" + driveNames + "])\$"
The following table shows how the regular expression pattern is interpreted.
Pattern
Description
Match two consecutive backslash (
\
) characters. Because the backslash character is interpreted as the escape character, each backslash must be escaped with another backslash.
+ Environment.MachineName +
Match the string that is returned by the
Environment.MachineName
property.
(?:\.\w+)*
Match the period (
.
) character followed by one or more word characters. This match can occur zero or more times. The matched subexpression is not captured.
Match a backslash (
\
) character.
([" + driveNames + "])
Match the character class that consists of the individual drive letters. This match is the first captured subexpression.
Match the literal dollar sign (
$
) character.
The replacement pattern
$1
replaces the entire match with the first captured subexpression. That is, it replaces the UNC machine and drive name with the drive letter.
Remarks
The static
Replace
methods are equivalent to constructing a
Regex
object with the specified regular expression pattern and calling the instance method
Replace
.
The
pattern
parameter consists of regular expression language elements that symbolically describe the string to match. For more information about regular expressions, see
.NET Regular Expressions
and
Regular Expression Language - Quick Reference
. If you specify
RightToLeft
for the
options
parameter, the search for matches begins at the end of the input string and moves left; otherwise, the search begins at the start of the input string and moves right.
The
replacement
parameter specifies the string that is to replace each match in
input
.
replacement
can consist of any combination of literal text and
substitutions
. For example, the replacement pattern
a*${test}b
inserts the string "a*" followed by the substring that is matched by the
test
capturing group, if any, followed by the string "b". The * character is not recognized as a metacharacter within a replacement pattern.
Substitutions are the only regular expression language elements that are recognized in a replacement pattern. All other regular expression language elements, including
character escapes
, are allowed in regular expression patterns only and are not recognized in replacement patterns.
The
RegexMatchTimeoutException
exception is thrown if the execution time of the replacement operation exceeds the time-out interval specified for the application domain in which the method is called. If no time-out is defined in the application domain's properties, or if the time-out value is
Regex.InfiniteMatchTimeout
, no exception is thrown.
Because the method returns
input
unchanged if there is no match, you can use the
Object.ReferenceEquals
method to determine whether the method has made any replacements to the input string.
Notes to Callers
This method times out after an interval that is equal to the default time-out value of the application domain in which it is called. If a time-out value has not been defined for the application domain, the value
InfiniteMatchTimeout
, which prevents the method from timing out, is used. The recommended static method for replacing a pattern match is
Replace(String, String, String, RegexOptions, TimeSpan)
, which lets you set the time-out interval.
public:
System::String ^ Replace(System::String ^ input, System::Text::RegularExpressions::MatchEvaluator ^ evaluator);
public string Replace (string input, System.Text.RegularExpressions.MatchEvaluator evaluator);
member this.Replace : string * System.Text.RegularExpressions.MatchEvaluator -> string
Public Function Replace (input As String, evaluator As MatchEvaluator) As String
Parameters
A custom method that examines each match and returns either the original matched string or a replacement string.
Returns
Examples
The following code example displays an original string, matches each word in the original string, converts the first character of each match to uppercase, then displays the converted string.
using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
class RegExSample
static string CapText(Match m)
// Get the matched string.
string x = m.ToString();
// If the first char is lower case...
if (char.IsLower(x[0]))
// Capitalize it.
return char.ToUpper(x[0]) + x.Substring(1, x.Length - 1);
return x;
static void Main()
string text = "four score and seven years ago";
Console.WriteLine($"text=[{text}]");
Regex rx = new Regex(@"\w+");
string result = rx.Replace(text, new MatchEvaluator(RegExSample.CapText));
Console.WriteLine($"result=[{result}]");
// The example displays the following output:
// text=[four score and seven years ago]
// result=[Four Score And Seven Years Ago]
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module RegExSample
Function CapText(ByVal m As Match) As String
' Get the matched string.
Dim x As String = m.ToString()
' If the first char is lower case...
If Char.IsLower(x.Chars(0)) Then
' Capitalize it.
Return Char.ToUpper(x.Chars(0)) & x.Substring(1, x.Length - 1)
End If
Return x
End Function
Sub Main()
Dim text As String = "four score and seven years ago"
Console.WriteLine($"text=[{text}]")
Dim rx As New Regex("\w+")
Dim result As String = rx.Replace(text, AddressOf RegExSample.CapText)
Console.WriteLine($"result=[{result}]")
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
' text=[four score and seven years ago]
' result=[Four Score And Seven Years Ago]
Remarks
The
Regex.Replace(String, MatchEvaluator)
method is useful for replacing a regular expression match if any of the following conditions is true:
The replacement string cannot readily be specified by a regular expression replacement pattern.
The replacement string results from some processing done on the matched string.
The replacement string results from conditional processing.
The method is equivalent to calling the
Regex.Matches(String)
method and passing each
Match
object in the returned
MatchCollection
collection to the
evaluator
delegate.
The regular expression is the pattern defined by the constructor for the current
Regex
object.
The
evaluator
parameter is the delegate for a custom method that you define and that examines each match. The custom method must have the following signature to match the
MatchEvaluator
delegate.
public string MatchEvaluatorMethod(Match match)
Public Function MatchEvaluatorMethod(match As Match) As String
Your custom method returns a string that replaces the matched input.
The
RegexMatchTimeoutException
exception is thrown if the execution time of the replacement operation exceeds the time-out interval specified by the
Regex.Regex(String, RegexOptions, TimeSpan)
constructor. If you do not set a time-out interval when you call the constructor, the exception is thrown if the operation exceeds any time-out value established for the application domain in which the
Regex
object is created. If no time-out is defined in the
Regex
constructor call or in the application domain's properties, or if the time-out value is
Regex.InfiniteMatchTimeout
, no exception is thrown
Because the method returns
input
unchanged if there is no match, you can use the
Object.ReferenceEquals
method to determine whether the method has made any replacements to the input string.
public:
System::String ^ Replace(System::String ^ input, System::Text::RegularExpressions::MatchEvaluator ^ evaluator, int count);
public string Replace (string input, System.Text.RegularExpressions.MatchEvaluator evaluator, int count);
member this.Replace : string * System.Text.RegularExpressions.MatchEvaluator * int -> string
Public Function Replace (input As String, evaluator As MatchEvaluator, count As Integer) As String
Parameters
Examples
The following example uses a regular expression to deliberately misspell half of the words in a list. It uses the regular expression
\w*(ie|ei)\w*
to match words that include the characters "ie" or "ei". It passes the first half of the matching words to the
ReverseLetter
method, which, in turn, uses the
Replace(String, String, String, RegexOptions)
method to reverse "i" and "e" in the matched string. The remaining words remain unchanged.
using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
public static void Main()
string input = "deceive relieve achieve belief fierce receive";
string pattern = @"\w*(ie|ei)\w*";
Regex rgx = new Regex(pattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
Console.WriteLine("Original string: " + input);
string result = rgx.Replace(input, new MatchEvaluator(Example.ReverseLetter),
input.Split(' ').Length / 2);
Console.WriteLine("Returned string: " + result);
static string ReverseLetter(Match match)
return Regex.Replace(match.Value, "([ie])([ie])", "$2$1",
RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
// The example displays the following output:
// Original string: deceive relieve achieve belief fierce receive
// Returned string: decieve releive acheive belief fierce receive
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim input As String = "deceive relieve achieve belief fierce receive"
Dim pattern As String = "\w*(ie|ei)\w*"
Dim rgx As New Regex(pattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)
Console.WriteLine("Original string: " + input)
Dim result As String = rgx.Replace(input, AddressOf ReverseLetter,
input.Split(" "c).Length \ 2)
Console.WriteLine("Returned string: " + result)
End Sub
Public Function ReverseLetter(match As Match) As String
Return Regex.Replace(match.Value, "([ie])([ie])", "$2$1",
RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)
End Function
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
' Original string: deceive relieve achieve belief fierce receive
' Returned string: decieve releive acheive belief fierce receive
The regular expression
\w*(ie|ei)\w*
is defined as shown in the following table.
Pattern
Description
The regular expression pattern
([ie])([ie])
in the
ReverseLetter
method matches the first "i" or "e" in the diphthong "ie" or "ei" and assigns the letter to the first capturing group. It matches the second "i" or "e" and assigns the letter to the second capturing group. The two characters are then reversed by calling the
Replace(String, String, String)
method with the replacement pattern
$2$1
.
Remarks
The
Regex.Replace(String, MatchEvaluator, Int32)
method is useful for replacing a regular expression match if any of the following conditions is true:
The replacement string cannot readily be specified by a regular expression replacement pattern.
The replacement string results from some processing done on the matched string.
The replacement string results from conditional processing.
The method is equivalent to calling the
Regex.Matches(String)
method and passing the first
count
Match
objects in the returned
MatchCollection
collection to the
evaluator
delegate.
The regular expression is the pattern defined by the constructor for the current
Regex
object.
The
evaluator
parameter is the delegate for a custom method that you define and that examines each match. The custom method must have the following signature to match the
MatchEvaluator
delegate.
public string MatchEvaluatorMethod(Match match)
Public Function MatchEvaluatorMethod(match As Match) As String
Your custom method returns a string that replaces the matched input.
The
RegexMatchTimeoutException
exception is thrown if the execution time of the replacement operation exceeds the time-out interval specified by the
Regex.Regex(String, RegexOptions, TimeSpan)
constructor. If you do not set a time-out interval when you call the constructor, the exception is thrown if the operation exceeds any time-out value established for the application domain in which the
Regex
object is created. If no time-out is defined in the
Regex
constructor call or in the application domain's properties, or if the time-out value is
Regex.InfiniteMatchTimeout
, no exception is thrown
Because the method returns
input
unchanged if there is no match, you can use the
Object.ReferenceEquals
method to determine whether the method has made any replacements to the input string.
public:
static System::String ^ Replace(System::String ^ input, System::String ^ pattern, System::Text::RegularExpressions::MatchEvaluator ^ evaluator);
public static string Replace (string input, string pattern, System.Text.RegularExpressions.MatchEvaluator evaluator);
static member Replace : string * string * System.Text.RegularExpressions.MatchEvaluator -> string
Public Shared Function Replace (input As String, pattern As String, evaluator As MatchEvaluator) As String
Parameters
A custom method that examines each match and returns either the original matched string or a replacement string.
Returns
Examples
The following example uses a regular expression to extract the individual words from a string, and then uses a
MatchEvaluator
delegate to call a method named
WordScramble
that scrambles the individual letters in the word. To do this, the
WordScramble
method creates an array that contains the characters in the match. It also creates a parallel array that it populates with random floating-point numbers. The arrays are sorted by calling the
Array.Sort<TKey,TValue>(TKey[], TValue[], IComparer<TKey>)
method, and the sorted array is provided as an argument to a
String
class constructor. This newly created string is then returned by the
WordScramble
method. The regular expression pattern
\w+
matches one or more word characters; the regular expression engine will continue to add characters to the match until it encounters a non-word character, such as a white-space character.
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
public static void Main()
string words = "letter alphabetical missing lack release " +
"penchant slack acryllic laundry cease";
string pattern = @"\w+";
MatchEvaluator evaluator = new MatchEvaluator(WordScrambler);
Console.WriteLine("Original words:");
Console.WriteLine(words);
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Scrambled words:");
Console.WriteLine(Regex.Replace(words, pattern, evaluator));
public static string WordScrambler(Match match)
int arraySize = match.Value.Length;
// Define two arrays equal to the number of letters in the match.
double[] keys = new double[arraySize];
char[] letters = new char[arraySize];
// Instantiate random number generator'
Random rnd = new Random();
for (int ctr = 0; ctr < match.Value.Length; ctr++)
// Populate the array of keys with random numbers.
keys[ctr] = rnd.NextDouble();
// Assign letter to array of letters.
letters[ctr] = match.Value[ctr];
Array.Sort(keys, letters, 0, arraySize, Comparer.Default);
return new String(letters);
// The example displays output similar to the following:
// Original words:
// letter alphabetical missing lack release penchant slack acryllic laundry cease
// Scrambled words:
// elrtte iaeabatlpchl igmnssi lcka aerslee hnpatnce ksacl lialcryc dylruna ecase
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim words As String = "letter alphabetical missing lack release " + _
"penchant slack acryllic laundry cease"
Dim pattern As String = "\w+"
Dim evaluator As MatchEvaluator = AddressOf WordScrambler
Console.WriteLine("Original words:")
Console.WriteLine(words)
Console.WriteLine("Scrambled words:")
Console.WriteLine(Regex.Replace(words, pattern, evaluator))
End Sub
Public Function WordScrambler(match As Match) As String
Dim arraySize As Integer = match.Value.Length - 1
' Define two arrays equal to the number of letters in the match.
Dim keys(arraySize) As Double
Dim letters(arraySize) As Char
' Instantiate random number generator'
Dim rnd As New Random()
For ctr As Integer = 0 To match.Value.Length - 1
' Populate the array of keys with random numbers.
keys(ctr) = rnd.NextDouble()
' Assign letter to array of letters.
letters(ctr) = match.Value.Chars(ctr)
Array.Sort(keys, letters, 0, arraySize, Comparer.Default)
Return New String(letters)
End Function
End Module
' The example displays output similar to the following:
' Original words:
' letter alphabetical missing lack release penchant slack acryllic laundry cease
' Scrambled words:
' elrtte iaeabatlpchl igmnssi lcka aerslee hnpatnce ksacl lialcryc dylruna ecase
Remarks
The
Regex.Replace(String, String, MatchEvaluator)
method is useful for replacing a regular expression match if any of the following conditions is true:
The replacement string cannot readily be specified by a regular expression replacement pattern.
The replacement string results from some processing done on the matched string.
The replacement string results from conditional processing.
The method is equivalent to calling the
Regex.Matches(String, String)
method and passing each
Match
object in the returned
MatchCollection
collection to the
evaluator
delegate.
The
pattern
parameter consists of regular expression language elements that symbolically describe the string to match. For more information about regular expressions, see
.NET Regular Expressions
and
Regular Expression Language - Quick Reference
.
The
evaluator
parameter is the delegate for a custom method that you define and that examines each match. The custom method must have the following signature to match the
MatchEvaluator
delegate.
public string MatchEvaluatorMethod(Match match)
Public Function MatchEvaluatorMethod(match As Match) As String
Your custom method returns a string that replaces the matched input.
The
RegexMatchTimeoutException
exception is thrown if the execution time of the replacement operation exceeds the time-out interval specified for the application domain in which the method is called. If no time-out is defined in the application domain's properties, or if the time-out value is
Regex.InfiniteMatchTimeout
, no exception is thrown.
Because the method returns
input
unchanged if there is no match, you can use the
Object.ReferenceEquals
method to determine whether the method has made any replacements to the input string.
Notes to Callers
This method times out after an interval that is equal to the default time-out value of the application domain in which it is called. If a time-out value has not been defined for the application domain, the value
InfiniteMatchTimeout
, which prevents the method from timing out, is used. The recommended static method for evaluating and replacing a pattern match is
Replace(String, String, MatchEvaluator, RegexOptions, TimeSpan)
, which lets you set the time-out interval.
public:
System::String ^ Replace(System::String ^ input, System::String ^ replacement, int count);
public string Replace (string input, string replacement, int count);
member this.Replace : string * string * int -> string
Public Function Replace (input As String, replacement As String, count As Integer) As String
Parameters
Examples
The following example replaces the first five occurrences of duplicated characters with a single character. The regular expression pattern
(\w)\1
matches consecutive occurrences of a single character and assigns the first occurrence to the first capturing group. The replacement pattern
$1
replaces the entire match with the first captured group.
using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
public static void Main()
string str = "aabccdeefgghiijkklmm";
string pattern = "(\\w)\\1";
string replacement = "$1";
Regex rgx = new Regex(pattern);
string result = rgx.Replace(str, replacement, 5);
Console.WriteLine("Original String: '{0}'", str);
Console.WriteLine("Replacement String: '{0}'", result);
// The example displays the following output:
// Original String: 'aabccdeefgghiijkklmm'
// Replacement String: 'abcdefghijkklmm'
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim str As String = "aabccdeefgghiijkklmm"
Dim pattern As String = "(\w)\1"
Dim replacement As String = "$1"
Dim rgx As New Regex(pattern)
Dim result As String = rgx.Replace(str, replacement, 5)
Console.WriteLine("Original String: '{0}'", str)
Console.WriteLine("Replacement String: '{0}'", result)
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
' Original String: 'aabccdeefgghiijkklmm'
' Replacement String: 'abcdefghijkklmm'
Remarks
The search for matches starts at the beginning of the
input
string. The regular expression is the pattern that is defined by the constructor for the current
Regex
object. If
count
is negative, replacements continue to the end of the string. If
count
exceeds the number of matches, all matches are replaced.
The
replacement
parameter specifies the string that is to replace the first
count
matches in
input
.
replacement
can consist of any combination of literal text and
substitutions
. For example, the replacement pattern
a*${test}b
inserts the string "a*" followed by the substring that is matched by the
test
capturing group, if any, followed by the string "b". The * character is not recognized as a metacharacter within a replacement pattern.
Substitutions are the only regular expression language elements that are recognized in a replacement pattern. All other regular expression language elements, including
character escapes
, are allowed in regular expression patterns only and are not recognized in replacement patterns.
The
RegexMatchTimeoutException
exception is thrown if the execution time of the replacement operation exceeds the time-out interval specified by the
Regex.Regex(String, RegexOptions, TimeSpan)
constructor. If you do not set a time-out interval when you call the constructor, the exception is thrown if the operation exceeds any time-out value established for the application domain in which the
Regex
object is created. If no time-out is defined in the
Regex
constructor call or in the application domain's properties, or if the time-out value is
Regex.InfiniteMatchTimeout
, no exception is thrown
Because the method returns
input
unchanged if there is no match, you can use the
Object.ReferenceEquals
method to determine whether the method has made any replacements to the input string.
public:
System::String ^ Replace(System::String ^ input, System::String ^ replacement);
public string Replace (string input, string replacement);
member this.Replace : string * string -> string
Public Function Replace (input As String, replacement As String) As String
Parameters
Examples
The following example defines a regular expression,
\s+
, that matches one or more white-space characters. The replacement string, " ", replaces them with a single space character.
using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
public static void Main()
string input = "This is text with far too much " +
"white space.";
string pattern = "\\s+";
string replacement = " ";
Regex rgx = new Regex(pattern);
string result = rgx.Replace(input, replacement);
Console.WriteLine("Original String: {0}", input);
Console.WriteLine("Replacement String: {0}", result);
// The example displays the following output:
// Original String: This is text with far too much white space.
// Replacement String: This is text with far too much white space.
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim input As String = "This is text with far too much " + _
"white space."
Dim pattern As String = "\s+"
Dim replacement As String = " "
Dim rgx As New Regex(pattern)
Dim result As String = rgx.Replace(input, replacement)
Console.WriteLine("Original String: {0}", input)
Console.WriteLine("Replacement String: {0}", result)
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
' Original String: This is text with far too much white space.
' Replacement String: This is text with far too much white space.
The following example defines a regular expression,
(\p{Sc}\s?)?(\d+\.?((?<=\.)\d+)?)(?(1)|\s?\p{Sc})?
, and a replacement pattern,
$2
, that removes either a leading or a trailing currency symbol from a numeric value.
using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
public static void Main()
string pattern = @"(\p{Sc}\s?)?(\d+\.?((?<=\.)\d+)?)(?(1)|\s?\p{Sc})?";
string input = "$17.43 €2 16.33 £0.98 0.43 £43 12€ 17";
string replacement = "$2";
Regex rgx = new Regex(pattern);
string result = rgx.Replace(input, replacement);
Console.WriteLine("Original String: '{0}'", input);
Console.WriteLine("Replacement String: '{0}'", result);
// The example displays the following output:
// Original String: '$17.43 €2 16.33 £0.98 0.43 £43 12€ 17'
// Replacement String: '17.43 2 16.33 0.98 0.43 43 12 17'
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim pattern As String = "(\p{Sc}\s?)?(\d+\.?((?<=\.)\d+)?)(?(1)|\s?\p{Sc})?"
Dim input As String = "$17.43 €2 16.33 £0.98 0.43 £43 12€ 17"
Dim replacement As String = "$2"
Dim rgx As New Regex(pattern)
Dim result As String = rgx.Replace(input, replacement)
Console.WriteLine("Original String: '{0}'", input)
Console.WriteLine("Replacement String: '{0}'", result)
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
' Original String: '$17.43 €2 16.33 £0.98 0.43 £43 12€ 17'
' Replacement String: '17.43 2 16.33 0.98 0.43 43 12 17'
The regular expression is interpreted as shown in the following table.
Pattern
Description
\p{Sc}
Match a currency symbol.
{Sc}
denotes any character that is a member of the Unicode Symbol, Currency category.
Match zero or one white-space character.
(\p{Sc}\s?)?
Match zero or one occurrence of the combination of a currency symbol followed by zero or one white-space character. This is the first capturing group.
Match one or more decimal digits.
Match zero or one occurrence of a period (used as a decimal separator character).
((?<=\.)\d+)?
If a period is the previous character, match one or more decimal digits. This pattern can be matched either zero or one time.
(\d+\.?((?<=\.)\d+)?)
Match the pattern of one or more decimal digits followed by an optional period and additional decimal digits. This is the second capturing group. The call to the
Replace(String, String)
method replaces the entire match with the value of this captured group.
(?(1)|\s?\p{Sc})?
If the first captured group exists, match an empty string. Otherwise, match zero or one white-space character followed by a currency symbol.
Remarks
The search for matches starts at the beginning of the
input
string. The regular expression is the pattern defined by the constructor for the current
Regex
object.
The
replacement
parameter specifies the string that is to replace each match in
input
.
replacement
can consist of any combination of literal text and
substitutions
. For example, the replacement pattern
a*${test}b
inserts the string "a*" followed by the substring that is matched by the
test
capturing group, if any, followed by the string "b". The * character is not recognized as a metacharacter within a replacement pattern.
Substitutions are the only regular expression language elements that are recognized in a replacement pattern. All other regular expression language elements, including
character escapes
, are allowed in regular expression patterns only and are not recognized in replacement patterns.
The
RegexMatchTimeoutException
exception is thrown if the execution time of the replacement operation exceeds the time-out interval specified by the
Regex.Regex(String, RegexOptions, TimeSpan)
constructor. If you do not set a time-out interval when you call the constructor, the exception is thrown if the operation exceeds any time-out value established for the application domain in which the
Regex
object is created. If no time-out is defined in the
Regex
constructor call or in the application domain's properties, or if the time-out value is
Regex.InfiniteMatchTimeout
, no exception is thrown
Because the method returns
input
unchanged if there is no match, you can use the
Object.ReferenceEquals
method to determine whether the method has made any replacements to the input string.
public:
System::String ^ Replace(System::String ^ input, System::String ^ replacement, int count, int startat);
public string Replace (string input, string replacement, int count, int startat);
member this.Replace : string * string * int * int -> string
Public Function Replace (input As String, replacement As String, count As Integer, startat As Integer) As String
Parameters
Examples
The following example double-spaces all but the first line of a string. It defines a regular expression pattern,
^.*$
, that matches a line of text, calls the
Match(String)
method to match the first line of the string, and uses the
Match.Index
and
Match.Count
properties to determine the starting position of the second line.
using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
public static void Main()
string input = "Instantiating a New Type\n" +
"Generally, there are two ways that an\n" +
"instance of a class or structure can\n" +
"be instantiated. ";
string pattern = "^.*$";
string replacement = "\n$&";
Regex rgx = new Regex(pattern, RegexOptions.Multiline);
string result = String.Empty;
Match match = rgx.Match(input);
// Double space all but the first line.
if (match.Success)
result = rgx.Replace(input, replacement, -1, match.Index + match.Length + 1);
Console.WriteLine(result);
// The example displays the following output:
// Instantiating a New Type
// Generally, there are two ways that an
// instance of a class or structure can
// be instntiated.
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim input As String = "Instantiating a New Type" + vbCrLf + _
"Generally, there are two ways that an" + vbCrLf + _
"instance of a class or structure can" + vbCrLf + _
"be instantiated. "
Dim pattern As String = "^.*$"
Dim replacement As String = vbCrLf + "$&"
Dim rgx As New Regex(pattern, RegexOptions.Multiline)
Dim result As String = String.Empty
Dim match As Match = rgx.Match(input)
' Double space all but the first line.
If match.Success Then
result = rgx.Replace(input, replacement, -1, match.Index + match.Length + 1)
End If
Console.WriteLine(result)
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
' Instantiating a New Type
' Generally, there are two ways that an
' instance of a class or structure can
' be instntiated.
The regular expression pattern
^.*$
is defined as shown in the following table.
Pattern
Description
Match the start of a line. (Note that the
Regex
object was instantiated by using the
RegexOptions.Multiline
option; otherwise, this character class would only match the beginning of the input string.)
Match any character zero or more times.
Match the end of a line. (Note that the
Regex
object was instantiated by using the
RegexOptions.Multiline
option; otherwise, this character class would only match the beginning of the input string.)
The replacement string (
vbCrLf + "$&"
in Visual Basic,
"\n$&"
in C#) adds a new line before the matched string. Note that
\n
in the C# example is interpreted as the newline character by the C# compiler; it does not represent a regular expression character escape.
Remarks
The search for matches starts in the
input
string at the position specified by the
startat
parameter. The regular expression is the pattern defined by the constructor for the current
Regex
object. If
count
is negative, replacements continue to the end of the string. If
count
exceeds the number of matches, all matches are replaced.
For more details about
startat
, see the Remarks section of
Match(String, Int32)
.
The
replacement
parameter specifies the string that is to replace each match in
input
.
replacement
can consist of any combination of literal text and
substitutions
. For example, the replacement pattern
a*${test}b
inserts the string "a*" followed by the substring that is matched by the
test
capturing group, if any, followed by the string "b". The * character is not recognized as a metacharacter within a replacement pattern.
Substitutions are the only regular expression language elements that are recognized in a replacement pattern. All other regular expression language elements, including
character escapes
, are allowed in regular expression patterns only and are not recognized in replacement patterns.
The
RegexMatchTimeoutException
exception is thrown if the execution time of the replacement operation exceeds the time-out interval specified by the
Regex.Regex(String, RegexOptions, TimeSpan)
constructor. If you do not set a time-out interval when you call the constructor, the exception is thrown if the operation exceeds any time-out value established for the application domain in which the
Regex
object is created. If no time-out is defined in the
Regex
constructor call or in the application domain's properties, or if the time-out value is
Regex.InfiniteMatchTimeout
, no exception is thrown
Because the method returns
input
unchanged if there is no match, you can use the
Object.ReferenceEquals
method to determine whether the method has made any replacements to the input string.
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