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IRegexSearchResult Interface

Defines the interface used for text searching, using regular expressions.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

#Declaration

[ComVisible(true)]
public interface IRegexSearchResult :
    ISearchResult

The following members return IRegexSearchResult objects:

#Remarks

The SubDocument.StartSearch method provides the IRegexSearchResult interface. You can then use the Match interface to get the match, continue searching or perform the replacement.

#Example

The following code illustrates how to find and parse dates in US format using Regular Expression pattern matching:

document.AppendText("12\\14\\2014" + Environment.NewLine);
IRegexSearchResult result;
string pattern = @"(?<mm>\d{2}).(?<dd>\d{2}).(?<yyyy>\d{4})";
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex myRegEx = 
    new System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex(pattern);

result = document.StartSearch(myRegEx);
if (result.FindNext())
{
    string dayFound = result.Match.Groups[2].Value;
    string monthFound = result.Match.Groups[1].Value;
    string yearFound = result.Match.Groups[3].Value;
    document.AppendText(String.Format("Found a date that is the {0} day of the {1} month of the {2} year.",
        dayFound, monthFound, yearFound));
}
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