using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"^[a-zA-Z](?!.*(['-]).*\1)(?!.* )(?=.{0,19}$)[a-zA-Z0-9'-]*(?: (?<=[a-zA-Z] )[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9'-]*)*$";
string input = @"This is aa
This is aa test
aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
This should m'atch
This a-lso'
This is a test
a b
aa
a
This is aa test
This' is aa tes
This is aaaa longer test
This sh'o'uld not
This sh-o-uld not
";
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