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  • All Tokens
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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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using System; using System.Text.RegularExpressions; public class Example { public static void Main() { string pattern = @"(?:id=(?<ID_Firewall>\w+) )(?:.*time=""(?<timestamp>(?:[0-9]{4})-(?:[0-9]{2})-(?:[0-9]{2}) (?:[0-9]{2}):(?:[0-9]{2}):(?:[0-9]{2}))"")(?: fw=(?<IP_Firewall>[[:graph:]]+))(?: pri=(?<Niveau>(?:[0-9]{1,2})))(?:.*m=(?<ID_Event>[[:graph:]]+))(?:.*?msg=""(?<Description>[^""]+))(?:.*srcMac=(?<MAC_Source>[[:graph:]]+))?(?:.*src=(?<IP_Source>(?:[[:digit:]]+\.){3}(?:[[:digit:]]+))?)(?::(?<Port_Source>[[:digit:]]+)?)(?::(?<INT_Source>[[:graph:]]+))(?:.*srcZone=(?<Zone_Source>[[:graph:]]+))?(?:.*natSrc=(?<NAT_Source>(?:[[:digit:]]+\.){3}(?:[[:digit:]]+))?)?(?::(?<NAT_Port_Source>[[:digit:]]+)?)?(?:.*dstMac=(?<MAC_Destination>[[:graph:]]+))?(?:.*dst=(?<IP_Destination>(?:[[:digit:]]+\.){3}(?:[[:digit:]]+))?)(?::(?<Port_Destination>[[:digit:]]+)?)(?::(?<INT_Destination>[[:graph:]]+))(?:.*dstZone=(?<Zone_Destination>[[:graph:]]+))?(?:.*natDst=(?<NAT_Destination>(?:[[:digit:]]+\.){3}(?:[[:digit:]]+))?)?(?::(?<NAT_Port_Destination>[[:digit:]]+)?)?(?:.*usr=""(?<Utilisateur>[^""]+))?(?:.*proto=(?<Protocole>[[:graph:]]+))?(?:.*rule=""(?<Regle>[^""]+))?(?:.*appName=""(?<Nom_Application>[^""]+))?(?:.*dstname=(?<Nom_Destination>[[:graph:]]+))?(?:.*arg=(?<Argument_DST>[[:graph:]]+))?(?:.*Category=""(?<Categorie>[^""]+))?(?:.*note=""(?<Note>[^""]+))?"; string input = @"<134> id=FIREWALL_SYSLOG time=""2019-03-21 12:30:24"" fw=1.1.1.1 pri=6 c=1024 gcat=6 m=537 msg=""Connection Closed"" srcMac=aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff src=2.2.2.2:12345:X1 srcZone=LAN natSrc=3.3.3.3:54321 dstMac=gg:hh:ii:jj:kk:ll dst=4.4.4.4:443:X2 dstZone=WAN natDst=5.5.5.5:443 usr=""Unknown"" proto=tcp/https sent=1348 rcvd=8230 spkt=10 rpkt=9 cdur=2266 rule=""(WAN->WAN)"" app=49177 appName=""HTTPS"" n=55917537"; 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