Regular expression to Extract substring

Question

I have a string like below

url('/testProject/Images/Current/Universal/Styles/MasterPage_HomeIcon.gif') repeat-x

How can I extract the substring starting from ' to end ' ? I am using language as C#

You should mention which language / regex library you'll be using. — Thorarin
– Thorarin, Commented Oct 26, 2009 at 12:00

rsp · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-26 12:03:19Z

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If you want to check the surrounding text:

/url\(('[^']+')\)/

If the surrounding text does not matter:

/('[^']+')/

The [^'] selects all characters except the closing quote.

answered Oct 26, 2009 at 12:03

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Amarghosh · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-26 13:26:30Z

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If you do not want ' to be part of the matched group:

/'([^']*)'/

answered Oct 26, 2009 at 13:26

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artemb · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-26 11:59:34Z

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Like this? (Assuming PCRE)

/(\'.*\')/

answered Oct 26, 2009 at 11:59

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