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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
  • General Tokens
  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
  • Group Constructs
  • Character Classes
  • Flags/Modifiers
  • Substitution
  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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using System; using System.Text.RegularExpressions; public class Example { public static void Main() { string pattern = @"class=\""kick_t_dt\"".+?(.+?)<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\""kick_t_ko\"".+?(.+?)<\/span>.+?(.+?)href=\'.+?(.+?)\/\'.+?(.+?)<\/a><\/td><td.+?(.+?)\/\'.+?(.+?)<\/a>"; string input = @"</table> <div class=""ncet""><li class=""gradient6 ncet_round c25px"">Eastern - Round 1</li></div><div class=""compgrp""><div id=""sc2209577-1"" class=""scorecard"" title=""></div><table class=""blocks gteam team53089-1 team40896-1"" onmouseover=""rowOver('53089-1','40896-1')"" onmouseout=""resetOver()""> <tbody><tr class=""even""><td class=""kick_t""><span class=""kick_t_dt"">11.05.19</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=""kick_t_ko"">20:00</span></td><td class=""status""></td><td class=""home uc ""> <a href='/soccer/usa/teams/fc-cincinnati-NTMwODk=/'>FC Cincinnati</a></td><td class=""score""> - </td><td class=""away uc ""><a href='/soccer/canada/teams/montreal-impact-NDA4OTY=/'>Montreal Impact</a> </td> <td class=""halftime"">-</td> <td class=""fav""></td><td class='fav'></td><td class=""fav""><span id=""m2209577-1"" class=""spriteCCCCCC c42px ui-icon-plus-game matchbox"" title=""></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class=""splitter""></div><div class=""ncet""><li class=""gradient6 ncet_round c25px"">Western - Round 1</li></div><div class=""compgrp""><div id=""sc2209578-1"" class=""scorecard"" title=""></div><table class=""blocks gteam team10751-1 team9956-1"" onmouseover=""rowOver('10751-1','9956-1')"" onmouseout=""resetOver()""> <tbody><tr class=""odd""><td class=""kick_t""><span class=""kick_t_dt"">11.05.19</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=""kick_t_ko"">21:00</span></td><td class=""status""></td><td class=""home uc ""> <a href='/soccer/usa/teams/fc-dallas-MTA3NTE=/'>FC Dallas</a></td><td class=""score""> - </td><td class=""away uc ""><a href='/soccer/usa/teams/new-york-red-bulls-OTk1Ng==/'>New York Red Bulls</a> </td> <td class=""halftime"">-</td> <td class=""fav""></td><td class='fav'></td><td class=""fav""><span id=""m2209578-1"" class=""spriteCCCCCC c42px ui-icon-plus-game matchbox"" title=""></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class=""splitter""></div><div class=""ncet""><li class=""gradient6 ncet_round c25px"">Eastern - Round 1</li></div><div class=""compgrp""><div id=""sc2209579-1"" class=""scorecard"" title=""></div><table class=""blocks gteam team29401-1 team36415-1"" onmouseover=""rowOver('29401-1','36415-1')"" onmouseout=""resetOver()""> <tbody><tr class=""even""><td class=""kick_t""><span class=""kick_t_dt"">11.05.19</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=""kick_t_ko"">22:00</span></td><td class=""status""></td><td class=""home uc ""> <a href='/soccer/usa/teams/toronto-fc-Mjk0MDE=/'>Toronto FC</a></td><td class=""score""> - </td><td class=""away uc ""><a href='/soccer/usa/teams/philadelphia-union-MzY0MTU=/'>Philadelphia Union</a> </td> <td class=""halftime"">-</td> <td class=""fav""></td><td class='fav'></td><td class=""fav""><span id=""m2209579-1"" class=""spriteCCCCCC c42px ui-icon-plus-game matchbox"" title=""></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class=""splitter""></div><div class=""ncet""><li class=""gradient6 ncet_round c25px"">Western - Round 1</li></div><div class=""compgrp""><div id=""sc2209580-1"" class=""scorecard"" title=""></div><table class=""blocks gteam team9955-1 team49517-1"" onmouseover=""rowOver('9955-1','49517-1')"" onmouseout=""resetOver()""> <tbody><tr class=""odd""><td class=""kick_t""><span class=""kick_t_dt"">11.05.19</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=""kick_t_ko"">23:00</span></td><td class=""status""></td><td class=""home uc ""> <a href='/soccer/usa/teams/los-angeles-galaxy-OTk1NQ==/'>Los Angeles Galaxy</a></td><td class=""score""> - </td><td class=""away uc ""><a href='/soccer/usa/teams/new-york-city-fc-NDk1MTc=/'>New York City FC</a> </td>"; 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