using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"(?:\r|\n) *([^\n=\.]+)(?<=\S) *= *(.+)";
string input = @"This is multiline text that needs to be correctly parsed into key-value pairs, excluding all other information.
Section One:
First key = Value One
Second key = Value Two
Section Two:
Third key = Value Three
Fourth key = Value Four
Fifth key = Value Five
Section Three:
Sixth key = Value Six
Seventh key = Value Seven
Eighth key = Value Eight";
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