using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"<[^>]+>(*SKIP)(*FAIL)|\b([\pL'’-]{2,})(?![\d\pL])";
string input = @"
<div>The regex selects words of at least 2 characters. If you want to increase this number, change the minimum number here: {2,}, in the regex.</div>
<div>The regex matches compound words and words containing a single quote. Eg: don't, dust-filled.</div>
<div>It does not select punctuations or inside tags.</div>
<div>If you don't want to select compound words, remove the dash at the end of [\pL'’-] in the regex.</div>
<div>It does not select words containing digits: 123start, start123, sta123rt.</div>";
RegexOptions options = RegexOptions.Multiline;
foreach (Match m in Regex.Matches(input, pattern, options))
{
Console.WriteLine("'{0}' found at index {1}.", m.Value, m.Index);
}
}
}
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for C#, please visit: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.text.regularexpressions.regex(v=vs.110).aspx