I have the following string:
This isMyTest testing
I want to get isMyTest as a result. I only have two first characters available("is"). The rest of the word can vary.
Basically, I need to select a first word delimeted by spaces which starts with chk.
I've started with the following:
if (text.contains(" is"))
{
text.LastIndexOf(" is"); //Should give me index.
}
now I cannot find the right bound of the word since I need to match on something like
You can use regular expressions:
string pattern = @"\bis";
string input = "This isMyTest testing";
return Regex.Matches(input, pattern);
You can use IndexOf to get the index of the next space:
int startPosition = text.LastIndexOf(" is");
if (startPosition != -1)
{
int endPosition = text.IndexOf(' ', startPosition + 1); // Find next space
if (endPosition == -1)
endPosition = text.Length - 1; // Select end if this is the last word?
}
What about using a regex match? Generally if you are searching for a pattern in a string (ie starting with a space followed by some other character) regex are perfectly suited to this. Regex statements really only fall apart in contextually sensitive areas (such as HTML) but are perfect for a regular string search.
// First we see the input string.
string input = "/content/alternate-1.aspx";
// Here we call Regex.Match.
Match match = Regex.Match(input, @"[ ]is[A-z0-9]*", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
// Here we check the Match instance.
if (match.Success)
{
// Finally, we get the Group value and display it.
string key = match.Groups[1].Value;
Console.WriteLine(key);
}
