using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"<SW-VARIABLE>\s*<SHORT-NAME>(?P<sn>[^<]*?)</SHORT-NAME>.*?<SW-ARRAYSIZE>\s*<VF>(?P<vf>[^<]*?)</VF>\s*</SW-ARRAYSIZE>.*?<(?:/(?!<SW-VARIABLE>)[^/]*?)SW-VARIABLE>";
string input = @" <SW-VARIABLE>
<SHORT-NAME>abc</SHORT-NAME>
<CATEGORY>VALUE</CATEGORY>
<SW-ARRAYSIZE>
<VF>4</VF>
</SW-ARRAYSIZE>
<SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS>
cde
</SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS>
</SW-VARIABLE>
<SW-VARIABLE>
<SHORT-NAME>def</SHORT-NAME>
<CATEGORY>VALUE</CATEGORY>
<SW-ARRAYSIZE>
<VF>8</VF>
</SW-ARRAYSIZE>
<SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS>
<HELLO>dsfadsf </HELLO>
<NO>itis</NO>
</SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS>
</SW-VARIABLE>";
RegexOptions options = RegexOptions.Singleline | 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