IRegexSearchResult Interface

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

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v23.2.Core.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

[ComVisible(true)]
public interface IRegexSearchResult :
    ISearchResult

VB.NET

<ComVisible(True)>
Public Interface IRegexSearchResult
    Inherits ISearchResult

Related API Members

The following members return IRegexSearchResult objects:

• SubDocument.StartSearch(Regex, DocumentRange)
• SubDocument.StartSearch(Regex)

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:

SearchAndReplace.cs

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));
}

SearchAndReplace.vb

document.AppendText("12\14\2014" & Environment.NewLine)
Dim result As IRegexSearchResult
Dim pattern As String = "(?<mm>\d{2}).(?<dd>\d{2}).(?<yyyy>\d{4})"
Dim myRegEx As New System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex(pattern)

result = document.StartSearch(myRegEx)
If result.FindNext() Then
    Dim dayFound As String = result.Match.Groups(2).Value
    Dim monthFound As String = result.Match.Groups(1).Value
    Dim yearFound As String = 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))
End If