[RESOLVED] spot the regex misstake

[ident]

Can any one spot the miss take

Private firstRegex As String = "http://www\.mixcloud\.com/api/1/cloudcast/[\w\d]+.json?embed_type=website_unknown"

Two examples of the url for you

'http://www.mixcloud.com/api/1/cloudcast/lamixette/lamixette46-danny-drive-thru.json?embed_type=website_unknown';

'http://www.mixcloud.com/api/1/cloudcast/LaidBackRadio/fatoosan-supafly-indian-summer.json?embed_type=website_unknown';

[J-Deezy]

Well for starters, before the ".json" you forgot to cancel the ".", same with the following "?" also, the URL contains "-" in the section where you only used \w and \d

Try this (can't be bothered opening VB so hope it works)

Dim pattern as string = "http://www\.mixcloud\.com/api/1/cloudcast/[\w\d-]+\.json\?embed_type=website_unknown"

If it doesn't work I'll open VB and see if I can get it

EDIT, looking at it you forgot another section

Dim pattern As String = "http://www\.mixcloud\.com/api/1/cloudcast/[\w\d-]+/[\w\d-]+\.json\?embed_type=website_unknown"

that should work, i think

[ident]

Thanks once again J-Deezy. I thought i would start practicing Regex after your post yesterday.

Feel a bit silly i missed canceling them bits now

[J-Deezy]

Hehe no problemo. I like spotting the Regex threads as it gives me a chance to practice it

(I hope you also saw the missing part of the pattern I edited in as well)

[ident]

Yes i see that <--- wolly

I'm sure i will have plenty more regex query for you. One question. You added - [\w\d-] for the part where it contained - between the / / But why did the first one. the one i had missed need a - [\w\d-]

??

[J-Deezy]

Oh I just used the same combination as I wasn't 100&#37; sure of the structure for the URL, who knows?

"http://www\.mixcloud\.com/api/1/cloudcast/[\w\d]+/[\w\d-]+\.json\?embed_type=website_unknown"

Would probably still work, but if any URLs had /1/cloudcast/word-name/example-lol.......
it wouldn't match them as there is a "-" in the 1st block.

EDIT: Revised pattern (much simpler)

Dim mPattern As String = "http://www\.mixcloud\.com/api/1/cloudcast/.+/.+\.json\?embed_type=website_unknown"