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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • 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]
  • Character class intersection
    [\w&&[^\d]]
  • 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 = @"""subscription"":.""id"":.*?,""code"":null,"; string input = @"{""event"":{""type"":""bill_paid"",""created_at"":""2020-11-04T10:41:07.217-03:00"",""data"":{""bill"":{""id"":90379582,""code"":null,""amount"":""149.9"",""installments"":1,""status"":""paid"",""seen_at"":null,""billing_at"":null,""due_at"":""2020-11-04T23:59:59.000-03:00"",""url"":""https://app.vindi.com.br/customer/bills/90379582?token=539caa15-8047-4cda-97eb-705eae360eb5"",""created_at"":""2020-11-03T09:07:29.000-03:00"",""updated_at"":""2020-11-04T10:40:54.000-03:00"",""bill_items"":[{""id"":108933087,""amount"":""149.9"",""quantity"":1,""pricing_range_id"":null,""description"":null,""pricing_schema"":{""id"":14598836,""short_format"":""R$ 149,90"",""price"":""149.9"",""minimum_price"":null,""schema_type"":""flat"",""pricing_ranges"":[],""created_at"":""2020-09-15T09:44:46.000-03:00""},""product"":{""id"":441371,""name"":""Assinatura Anual FD"",""code"":null},""product_item"":{""id"":17944794,""product"":{""id"":441371,""name"":""Assinatura Anual FD"",""code"":null}},""discount"":null}],""charges"":[{""id"":88993071,""amount"":""149.9"",""status"":""paid"",""due_at"":""2020-11-04T23:59:59.000-03:00"",""paid_at"":""2020-11-03T00:00:00.000-03:00"",""installments"":1,""attempt_count"":1,""next_attempt"":null,""print_url"":""https://app.vindi.com.br/customer/charges/88993071?b=90379582\u0026m=36495\u0026t=539caa15-8047-4cda-97eb-705eae360eb5"",""created_at"":""2020-11-03T09:07:29.000-03:00"",""updated_at"":""2020-11-04T10:40:54.000-03:00"",""last_transaction"":{""id"":153906169,""transaction_type"":""charge"",""status"":""success"",""amount"":""149.9"",""installments"":1,""gateway_message"":""Boleto emitido"",""gateway_response_code"":""0"",""gateway_authorization"":""6631"",""gateway_transaction_id"":""11fc7cfb-8daf-4812-8fbf-8c621978d68a"",""gateway_response_fields"":{""credit_at"":""2020-11-04T00:00:00.000-03:00"",""due_date"":""2020-11-04""},""fraud_detector_score"":null,""fraud_detector_status"":null,""fraud_detector_id"":null,""created_at"":""2020-11-03T09:07:29.000-03:00"",""gateway"":{""id"":33407,""connector"":""itau""},""payment_profile"":null},""payment_method"":{""id"":36495,""public_name"":""Boleto bancário online"",""name"":""Boleto WebService Itaú"",""code"":""online_bank_slip"",""type"":""PaymentMethod::OnlineBankSlip""}}],""customer"":{""id"":17091194,""name"":""Marcio Holanda"",""email"":""maholfer@icloud.com"",""code"":null},""period"":{""id"":48284238,""billing_at"":""2020-11-03T00:00:00.000-03:00"",""cycle"":1,""start_at"":""2020-11-03T00:00:00.000-03:00"",""end_at"":""2021-11-02T23:59:59.000-03:00"",""duration"":31535999},""subscription"":{""id"":13081195,""code"":null,""plan"":{""id"":102129,""name"":""Assinatura Anual FD - RECORRÊNCIA"",""code"":null},""customer"":{""id"":17091194,""name"":""Marcio Holanda"",""email"":""maholfer@icloud.com"",""code"":null}},""metadata"":{},""payment_profile"":null,""payment_condition"":null}}}}"; 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