using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"(?&valid_text)(?(DEFINE)
(?<valid_text>
\A\s*(?&version)\s*
(?: (?&element) \s* )+
\s*\Z
)
(?<version>
version\(.+?\);
)
(?<element>
element\s*
(?&element_body);
)
(?<element_body>
\( (?: [^()]++ | (?&element_body) )* \)
)
)";
string input = @"version();
element
(
);
garbage <--- THIS SHOULD NOT MATCH!
element
(
);
element
(
);";
RegexOptions options = RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace | RegexOptions.Multiline | RegexOptions.Singleline;
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