using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"From:\s+(?<from>.*?)\s+To:\s+(?<to>.*?)\s+Subject:\s+(?<subject>.*?)(?:\s+References: (?<ref>.*?))?$";
string input = @"Text of variable length spread across several lines Serialization-type text separated by colons (eg ABC:DEF:GHI) A date
From: One line of text To: One or more lines Subject: One or more lines References: One or more lines
From: One line of text To: One
or
more
lines Subject: One or more lines References: One or more lines
From: One line of text To: One or more lines Subject: No references.
From: One line of text To: One or more lines Subject: One
or
more
lines
References: One or more lines
Paragraph 1 Title: A paragraph
Paragraph 2 Title: Another paragraph";
RegexOptions options = 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