using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"<option.*?\s(?:selected(?:=\""selected\"")?)\s.*?>";
string input = @"<option selected=""selected"" value=""1"">value text</option>
<option selected value=""1"">value text</option>
<option value=""the devil with **selected** "">value text</option>";
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