using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"(?<=\|)(?!\s).*?(?!\s)(?=\|)";
string input = @"| --------- | -------- | --------- | |propped| - | -a flashlight in one hand and a large leather-bound book (A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot) propped open against the pillow. | |Pointless| - | -“Witch Burning in the Fourteenth Century Was Completely Pointless — discuss.”| |unscrewed| - | -Slowly and very carefully he unscrewed the ink bottle, dipped his quill into it, and began to write,| |downtrodden| - | -For years, Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon had hoped that if they kept Harry as downtrodden as possible, they would be able to squash the magic out of him.| |sheets,| - | -As long as he didn’t leave spots of ink on the sheets, the Dursleys need never know that he was studying magic by night.| |flinch| - | -But he hoped she’d be back soon — she was the only living creature in this house who didn’t flinch at the sight of him.|";
foreach (Match m in Regex.Matches(input, pattern))
{
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