using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"^(?:[a-z\d]+-?)*?(?:/|(?=20\d{2}-?){1,2})";
string substitution = @"";
string input = @"abc-def/something/else/ [incl. slash if there is not character before it]
abc-def-2019/something/else/
abc-def-2019-2020/something/else/
abc-def-125-2019/something/else/";
RegexOptions options = RegexOptions.Multiline;
Regex regex = new Regex(pattern, options);
string result = regex.Replace(input, substitution);
}
}
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