using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"(?(DEFINE) # regex definitions
(?P<string>[a-zA-Z0-9]+)
(?P<value>\s*(?:(?&string)|(?&array)|(?&object))\s*)
(?P<array>\s*\[\s*(?&value)\s*(?:\s*,\s*(?&value)\s*)*\])
(?P<pair>(?&string)\s*:\s*(?&value))
(?P<object>\{\s*(?&pair)\s*(?:\s*,\s*(?&pair)\s*)*\})
)
(?&object)";
string input = @" {
foo : bar,
baz : [aa, bb, ccc],
123 : 123,
obj : { foo : bar}
}
";
RegexOptions options = RegexOptions.Multiline | RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace;
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