[RESOLVED] need help with regex

[met0555]

Hi,

I normally use the .Replace function in asp.net , which works fine, but this time I want it to be more strict.
The string I will be looking for will contain A-Z a-z 0-9 $ _
ex.
$EUROPE_FRANCE
$EUROPE_FRANCE_PARIS
...
There is no blank space between the words and it always start with a $ sign.

So my main issue with the .Replace function is , if I search for '$EUROPE_FRANCE' it will detect this twice '$EUROPE_FRANCE' and '$EUROPE_FRANCE_PARIS' . I have no clue about the regex syntax, but i read it's possible, so I was wondering if there is way to specify for regex to only search for exact match? Or even there is another function in asp.net that will allow me to do this.

Thank You

[IanRyder]

Hi,

Give this syntax a try:-

\$([0-9a-zA-Z_]{1,})

This will select any Single Word String that starts with a dollar character.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

Ian

[gep13]

Hey,

For an online resource to help you with constructing the Regular Expression, be sure to check out this site:

http://gskinner.com/RegExr/

I use it all the time

Gary

[met0555]

@IanRyder Thanks, the syntax you provided was exactly what i needed
@gep13 , nice tool , i will bookmark it.

thanks