Regex match conversion

[CAM_Geek]

I am trying to change the string I get from a Regex match. I keep getting an invalid cast from a Match object to a string. I am fairly new to this so any help is appreciated.

rghfinMatch = (rghfinRegex.Match(strTool))
rghfinStrip = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(CStr(rghfinMatch), 1)

Thanks in adavnce,
Wil

[nemaroller]

rghfinMatch = (rghfinRegex.Match(strTool))
rghfinStrip = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(CStr(rghfinMatch[b].Value[/b]), 1)

I don't know what else you attempting to do with it, so I didn't change any other code except that in bold.

[CAM_Geek]

Thank you that is exactly what I was missing.

Wil

[nemaroller]

I would also replace the second line, with more .Net standard functions...

Dim rghfinStrip As String = rghfinMatch.Value.Chars(0)

[CAM_Geek]

The last piece of code would work if in the cases I only need the a single Char. I have other times I will need parts of the matches that have to be determined at run time. Is there any other way of wrting this code.

            sineMatch = CStr((sineRegex.Match(strTool).Value))
            sineStrip = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(sineMatch, (sineMatch.Length - 4))

The project I am wrting is to evaluate string and create formated names from them with only certain parts being used in the final name.

Wil

[nemaroller]

sineStrip = sineMatch.Value.SubString(0, sineMatch.Length - 4)