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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

Regular Expression

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gms

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using System; using System.Text.RegularExpressions; public class Example { public static void Main() { string pattern = @"DbFileInput\.DbFileInput.*<Query>(.*?)<\/Query>"; string input = @"<?xml version=""1.0""?> <AlteryxDocument yxmdVer=""2023.2"" RunE2=""T""> <Nodes> <Node ToolID=""1""> <GuiSettings Plugin=""AlteryxBasePluginsGui.DbFileInput.DbFileInput""> <Position x=""246"" y=""222"" /> </GuiSettings> <Properties> <Configuration> <Passwords /> <File /> <FormatSpecificOptions UseDcm=""true"" Format=""23"" RecordLimit=""> <Query>select * from ""XXXX_01"".""PUBLIC"".""CASES_GB""</Query> <TableStyle>Quoted</TableStyle> <CacheData>False</CacheData> <Table /> <SessionReadOnly>True</SessionReadOnly> <ReadUncommitted>False</ReadUncommitted> <Connection DcmType=""ConnectionId"">829c98d7-4345-4f8a-98fe-ea278c707529</Connection> <NoProgress>True</NoProgress> <PostSQL /> <PreSQLOnConfig>True</PreSQLOnConfig> <PreSQL /> </FormatSpecificOptions> </Configuration> <Annotation DisplayMode=""0""> <Name /> <DefaultAnnotationText>dcm:Snowflake — fmv_cred Query=select * from ""XXXXX""....</DefaultAnnotationText> <Left value=""False"" /> </Annotation> <MetaInfo connection=""Output""> <RecordInfo> <Field name=""claimnumber"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""chartno"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""billnumber"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""account"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""date"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""Date"" /> <Field name=""caseno"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""caseid"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""patientname"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""dob"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""Date"" /> <Field name=""patientphone"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""policyholder"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""policynumber"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""insurancename"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""casetypename"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""doa"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""Date"" /> <Field name=""specialty"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""provider"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""billamount"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""Double"" /> <Field name=""paid"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""Double"" /> <Field name=""balance"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""Double"" /> <Field name=""firstvisitdate"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""Date"" /> <Field name=""lastvisitdate"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""Date"" /> <Field name=""dos"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""days"" scale=""0"" size=""21"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""FixedDecimal"" /> <Field name=""billdate"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""Date"" /> <Field name=""status"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""username"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""doctor"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""readingdoctor"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""doctorlocation"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""pomid"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""noofvisits"" scale=""0"" size=""21"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""FixedDecimal"" /> <Field name=""pomgenerateddate"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""Date"" /> <Field name=""pomstampeddateone"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""billnote"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""referringdoctor"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""pomstampeddate"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""Date"" /> <Field name=""billingaddress"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""treatingdoctor_0_doctorname"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> <Field name=""treatingdoctor_0_npi"" size=""2048"" source=""File: select * &#xA;from &quot;MEDSOL_01&quot;.&quot;PUBLIC&quot;.&quot;CASES_GB&quot;"" type=""V_WString"" /> </RecordInfo> </MetaInfo> </Properties> <EngineSettings EngineDll=""AlteryxBasePluginsEngine.dll"" EngineDllEntryPoint=""AlteryxDbFileInput"" /> </Node> <Node ToolID=""2""> <GuiSettings Plugin=""AlteryxBasePluginsGui.BrowseV2.BrowseV2""> <Position x=""366"" y=""222"" /> </GuiSettings> <Properties> <Configuration /> <Annotation DisplayMode=""0""> <Name /> <DefaultAnnotationText /> <Left value=""False"" /> </Annotation> </Properties> <EngineSettings EngineDll=""AlteryxBasePluginsEngine.dll"" EngineDllEntryPoint=""AlteryxBrowseV2"" /> </Node> </Nodes> <Connections> <Connection> <Origin ToolID=""1"" Connection=""Output"" /> <Destination ToolID=""2"" Connection=""Input"" /> </Connection> </Connections> <Properties> <Memory default=""True"" /> <GlobalRecordLimit value=""0"" /> <TempFiles default=""True"" /> <Annotation on=""True"" includeToolName=""False"" /> <ConvErrorLimit value=""10"" /> <ConvErrorLimit_Stop value=""False"" /> <CancelOnError value=""False"" /> <DisableBrowse value=""False"" /> <EnablePerformanceProfiling value=""False"" /> <RunWithE2 value=""True"" /> <SortedGrouping value=""True"" /> <PredictiveToolsCodePage value=""1252"" /> <DisableAllOutput value=""False"" /> <ShowAllMacroMessages value=""False"" /> <ShowConnectionStatusIsOn value=""True"" /> <ShowConnectionStatusOnlyWhenRunning value=""False"" /> <ZoomLevel value=""0"" /> <LayoutType>Horizontal</LayoutType> <MetaInfo> <NameIsFileName value=""True"" /> <Name>Test</Name> <Description /> <RootToolName /> <ToolVersion /> <ToolInDb value=""False"" /> <CategoryName /> <SearchTags /> <Author /> <Company /> <Copyright /> <DescriptionLink actual="" displayed="" /> <Example> <Description /> <File /> </Example> <WorkflowId value=""6d029b0d-30da-40ad-819f-0d8b2dd496cb"" /> <Telemetry> <PreviousWorkflowId value=""2fab71ce-8734-4c9a-9f05-e9279b77b7a8"" /> <OriginWorkflowId value=""2fab71ce-8734-4c9a-9f05-e9279b77b7a8"" /> </Telemetry> <PlatformWorkflowId value="" /> </MetaInfo> <Events> <Enabled value=""True"" /> </Events> </Properties> </AlteryxDocument>"; 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