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JSON Parser for .NET

Created·2026-07-25 18:00
Updated·2026-08-01 19:10
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Flavor·.NET 10.0 (C#)
JSON Parser This regular expression is designed to tokenize JSON-like content embedded in INI files. It is not a full JSON validator; instead, it provides a lightweight lexical scanner that identifies structural tokens (objects, arrays, strings, numbers, booleans, null) and ignores comments and whitespace. The token stream is then processed by a hand‑written recursive‑descent parser (with depth‑limit protection) to build a .NET object graph (Dictionary, object], or primitives). Regex Pattern (?//.|/\.?\/)| (?""(?:\\.)"")(?=(?:\s|//.|/\.?\/):)| (?(?true)|(?false)|(?null)|""(?(?:\\.))""|(?-?(?:0|[1-9)(?:\.0-9]+)?(?:[eE?[0-9]+)?))| (?:)| (?\[)| (?,)| (?\])| (?{)| (?})| (?+)| (?[\r\n]+)| (?.+) Named Capture Groups | Group Name | Matches | |------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | comment | Single‑line //… or multi‑line /…/ comments (skipped). | | key | A JSON property key (double‑quoted string) followed by a colon (lookahead). | | value | A JSON value – one of: true, false, null, a double‑quoted string, or a number (integer, float, or scientific). | | bool | Sub‑group inside value for true/false (for direct parsing). | | null | Sub‑group for null. | | string | Sub‑group for the content inside double‑quotes (without the quotes). | | number | Sub‑group for numeric literals. | | value_sep | A colon : separating key and value. | | array_open | Left bracket [. | | array_sep | Comma , between array elements. | | array_close | Right bracket ]. | | object_open | Left brace {. | | object_close | Right brace }. | | whitespace | Horizontal whitespace (spaces, tabs) – not newlines. | | newline | Line‑break characters (CR, LF, CRLF). | | undefined | Any other character (should not occur in valid JSON; used as fallback). | Important Notes No recursion – the regex only tokenises; the parser handles nesting and depth limits. Escaped characters inside strings (\n, \t, \", etc.) are not unescaped by the regex – the parser calls UnEscape() when _allowEscapeChars is true. Whitespace and newlines are ignored by the parser (skipped during token iteration). The undefined group uses .+ (not .*) to avoid matching empty positions – this prevents false positives when the scanner reaches the end of the string. Purpose This regex is a solid foundation for building a custom JSON lexer, parser, or tokeniser for .NET projects. Its clear separation of structural elements, comments, and whitespace makes it easy to implement lightweight, hand‑crafted parsers that do not rely on heavy external libraries. It is particularly well‑suited for small to medium‑sized files, configuration blocks, or embedded data fragments, where performance and memory footprint matter. You can adapt the token stream to your own data model, add validation, or transform the JSON on the fly – all while keeping full control over the parsing logic.
Submitted by Pavel Bashkardin
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ตรวจสอบพยัญชนะต้นตัวสะกดสระและวรรณยุกต์ไทย

Created·2026-01-22 01:36
Updated·2026-01-23 12:42
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Flavor·JavaScript
ตรวจสอบพยัญชนะต้น (ต้องมี) ตรวจตัวสะกดสำหรับสระที่ต้องมี ตรวจสอบการวางสระและวรรณยุกต์ไทย หมายเหตุ การตรวจสอบตัวสะกดในภาษาไทยตรวจสอบได้ยากเพราะภาษาไทยเป็นภาษาที่เขียนติด ๆ กันไม่มีการแบ่งคำอย่างชัดเจนทำให้การอ่านภาษาไทยผู้อ่านต้องใช้ความหมายของคำในการตัดสินการอ่านแบ่งคำตามความเหมาะสมเช่นคำว่า "ตากลม" อาจอ่านเป็น "ตาก-ลม" ก็ได้ หรืออ่านเป็น "ตา-กลม"ก็ได้ ดังนั้นการเขียน Regex เพื่อทำการตรวจสอบอาจช่วยได้ระดับหนึ่ง อ่าจมีผิดบ้างถูกบ้าง แต่ก็ถือว่าเป็นเครื่องมือที่ใช้ช่วยเหลือในการตรวจสอบเพิ่มเติมได้ 80% ของความเป็นไปใด้ก็แล้วกันนะครับ หวังว่าการเขียนเพิ่มเติมส่วนนี้ จะมีประโยชน์บ้างไม่มากก็น้อย
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(^ *\S+ *$)|(^ *(\S+ ){1,3}\S+ *$)|(^ *(\S+ ){5,}\S+ *$)|(^ +(\S+ ){4}\S+ +$)
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Created·2016-08-25 11:26
Type·Match
Flavor·Python

In the example i search for all lines which have less or more than 5 spaces as seperator.


modify the valid nr of spaces:

there are 3 (of 4) arbitrary groups wich have an specified nr of copies of an regEx in it: in the example the valid nr of entires is 5 : -> that means 4 spaces are valid in-between the entries

  1. Group with specifed nrs: {1,3} :
  • gets alle invalid Entires with 1 to 3 spaces in-between
  1. Group with specifed nrs: {5,} :
  • gets alle invalid Entires with more than 4 spaces in-between
  1. Group with specifed nrs: {4}:
  • gets alle invalid Entires with have the right nr of spaces in between, but they hava invalid spaces at the start and end of line

The 4. Group matches every entry with has no spaces in between

If you want to change the nr of valid entries to e.g. to 10: --> 9 spaces are valid in-beteween

  1. Group with specifed nrs: {1,9}
  2. Group with specifed nrs: {10}
  3. Group with specifed nrs: {9}

Example for Using:

I´ve used this regEx for checking if names are valid to (own created) name-convention. These convention consists always of 5 entries with non-white-Spaces, and this entries are separated wiht 1 space in between.

Submitted by Mike
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