Replace Custom String To Blank String From A Long String

In this post, we will find the custom string from a long string and replace it with a blank string.

In this post, we will find the custom string from a long string and replace it with a blank string.

To do it we use Regex object.

static void Main(string[] args) {
    string data = "Indicates whether REF*X4*1346645652~ the specified regular" + "expression finds a match in the specified input string." + "Indicates whether REF*X4*1346645645~ the specified regular" + "expression finds";
    string pattern = @ "REF\*X4\*[0-9]{10}~";
    Regex rgx = new Regex(pattern);
    string replacement = "";
    string result = rgx.Replace(data, replacement);
    Console.WriteLine("data: " + data);
    Console.WriteLine("result: " + result);
    Console.ReadLine();
}

In line 2 input data in place of a hard-coded input string. In place of it, you can read input string from text file.

stringpattern=@"REF\*X4\*[0-9]{10}~";

Pattern string is defined as,

• =>First three characters of string are 'REF'
• =>Then '*' follow by 'X4' and then '*'. To use '*' in Pattern use escape charcater 
• =>Next we have 10 digit number from 0-9
• =>At last we have '~' character

In line 4 we create Regex object using pattern.

In line 5, we define replacement string.

In line 6 we use Replace function of Regular Expression to replace the custom string from a long string and replace it with a blank string.

Replace function will take two parameters as input: one parameter as an input string and second is Regular Expression.

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