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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 = @"<time from=""(?P<TimeFrom>[\dT:-]*)"" to=""(?P<TimeTo>[\dT:-]*)"" period=""\d"">.*?(?P<symbol>symbol number=""\d"").*?\>.*?(?P<percipication>precipitation value=""\d"").*?\>.*?(?P<windSpeed>windSpeed mps=""[\d\.]*"").*?\>.*?</time>"; string input = @"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?> <weatherdata> <location> <name>Rykkinn</name> <type>Settlement</type> <country>Norway</country> <timezone id=""Europe/Oslo"" utcoffsetMinutes=""120"" /> <location altitude=""106"" latitude=""59.9287412518508"" longitude=""10.4753151421641"" geobase=""ssr"" geobaseid=""2234308"" /> </location> <credit> <!--In order to use the free weather data from yr no, you HAVE to display the following text clearly visible on your web page. The text should be a link to the specified URL.--> <!--Please read more about our conditions and guidelines at http://om.yr.no/verdata/ English explanation at http://om.yr.no/verdata/free-weather-data/--> <link text=""Weather forecast from yr.no, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the NRK"" url=""http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Akershus/Bærum/Rykkinn/"" /> </credit> <links> <link id=""xmlSource"" url=""http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Akershus/Bærum/Rykkinn/forecast.xml"" /> <link id=""xmlSourceHourByHour"" url=""http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Akershus/Bærum/Rykkinn/forecast_hour_by_hour.xml"" /> <link id=""overview"" url=""http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Akershus/Bærum/Rykkinn/"" /> <link id=""hourByHour"" url=""http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Akershus/Bærum/Rykkinn/hour_by_hour"" /> <link id=""longTermForecast"" url=""http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Akershus/Bærum/Rykkinn/long"" /> <link id=""radar"" url=""http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Akershus/Bærum/Rykkinn/radar.html"" /> </links> <meta> <lastupdate>2015-09-29T10:33:00</lastupdate> <nextupdate>2015-09-29T18:00:00</nextupdate> </meta> <sun rise=""2015-09-29T07:17:49"" set=""2015-09-29T18:57:55"" /> <forecast> <text> <location name=""Rykkinn""> <time from=""2015-09-29"" to=""2015-09-29""> <title>Tuesday</title> <body>&lt;strong&gt;Østlandet og Telemark:&lt;/strong&gt; Sørvestlig bris, i ettermiddag forbigående liten kuling på kysten. Etter hvert stort sett pent vær.</body> </time> <time from=""2015-09-30"" to=""2015-09-30""> <title>Wednesday</title> <body>&lt;strong&gt;Østlandet:&lt;/strong&gt; Vestlig eller skiftende bris. Stort sett pent vær, men om natten og først på dagen mulighet for lokal tåke.</body> </time> <time from=""2015-10-01"" to=""2015-10-01""> <title>Thursday</title> <body>&lt;strong&gt;Østafjells:&lt;/strong&gt; Vestlig bris, liten kuling på kysten vest for Lindesnes. Oppholdsvær og perioder med sol.</body> </time> <time from=""2015-10-02"" to=""2015-10-02""> <title>Friday</title> <body>&lt;strong&gt;Østafjells:&lt;/strong&gt; Vestlig bris, periodevis kuling på kysten vest for Lindesnes. Stort sett pent vær. Omtrent uendret temperatur.</body> </time> <time from=""2015-10-03"" to=""2015-10-04""> <title>Saturday and Sunday</title> <body>&lt;strong&gt;Østafjells og fjellet i Sør-Norge:&lt;/strong&gt; Skiftende bris. Lørdag oppholdsvær og perioder med sol. Omtrent uendret temperatur. Søndag spredt regn. Litt lavere temperatur.</body> </time> <time from=""2015-10-05"" to=""2015-10-08""> <title>Monday to Thursday</title> <body>&lt;strong&gt;Sør-Norge:&lt;/strong&gt; Høytrykket flytter seg østover og gir rom for mer ustabilt vær. Overveiende sørlig vind, perioder med kuling på kysten. Etterhvert perioder med nedbør. Litt lavere dagtemperaturer.</body> </time> </location> </text> <tabular> <time from=""2015-09-29T17:00:00"" to=""2015-09-29T18:00:00"" period=""2""> <!-- Valid from 2015-09-29T17:00:00 to 2015-09-29T18:00:00 --> <symbol number=""3"" numberEx=""3"" name=""Partly cloudy"" var=""03d"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-09-29T17:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""140.3"" code=""SE"" name=""Southeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.5"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""15"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1035.7"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-09-29T18:00:00"" to=""2015-09-30T00:00:00"" period=""3""> <!-- Valid from 2015-09-29T18:00:00 to 2015-09-30T00:00:00 --> <symbol number=""3"" numberEx=""3"" name=""Partly cloudy"" var=""mf/03n.53"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-09-29T18:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""132.5"" code=""SE"" name=""Southeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.4"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""14"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1035.3"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-09-30T00:00:00"" to=""2015-09-30T06:00:00"" period=""0""> <!-- Valid from 2015-09-30T00:00:00 to 2015-09-30T06:00:00 --> <symbol number=""3"" numberEx=""3"" name=""Partly cloudy"" var=""mf/03n.56"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-09-30T00:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""358.4"" code=""N"" name=""North"" /> <windSpeed mps=""2.0"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""6"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1035.1"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-09-30T06:00:00"" to=""2015-09-30T12:00:00"" period=""1""> <!-- Valid from 2015-09-30T06:00:00 to 2015-09-30T12:00:00 --> <symbol number=""2"" numberEx=""2"" name=""Fair"" var=""02d"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-09-30T06:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""68.7"" code=""ENE"" name=""East-northeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""0.6"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""4"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1033.8"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-09-30T12:00:00"" to=""2015-09-30T18:00:00"" period=""2""> <!-- Valid from 2015-09-30T12:00:00 to 2015-09-30T18:00:00 --> <symbol number=""2"" numberEx=""2"" name=""Fair"" var=""02d"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-09-30T12:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""143.9"" code=""SE"" name=""Southeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.1"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""13"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1034.1"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-09-30T18:00:00"" to=""2015-10-01T00:00:00"" period=""3""> <!-- Valid from 2015-09-30T18:00:00 to 2015-10-01T00:00:00 --> <symbol number=""3"" numberEx=""3"" name=""Partly cloudy"" var=""mf/03n.56"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-09-30T18:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""129.3"" code=""SE"" name=""Southeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""0.6"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""15"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1030.6"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-01T00:00:00"" to=""2015-10-01T06:00:00"" period=""0""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-01T00:00:00 to 2015-10-01T06:00:00 --> <symbol number=""3"" numberEx=""3"" name=""Partly cloudy"" var=""mf/03n.60"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-01T00:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""338.6"" code=""NNW"" name=""North-northwest"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.6"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""7"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1028.4"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-01T06:00:00"" to=""2015-10-01T12:00:00"" period=""1""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-01T06:00:00 to 2015-10-01T12:00:00 --> <symbol number=""3"" numberEx=""3"" name=""Partly cloudy"" var=""03d"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-01T06:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""324.0"" code=""NW"" name=""Northwest"" /> <windSpeed mps=""2.5"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""6"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1025.8"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-01T12:00:00"" to=""2015-10-01T18:00:00"" period=""2""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-01T12:00:00 to 2015-10-01T18:00:00 --> <symbol number=""3"" numberEx=""3"" name=""Partly cloudy"" var=""03d"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-01T12:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""142.8"" code=""SE"" name=""Southeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.3"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""13"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1025.9"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-01T18:00:00"" to=""2015-10-02T00:00:00"" period=""3""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-01T18:00:00 to 2015-10-02T00:00:00 --> <symbol number=""2"" numberEx=""2"" name=""Fair"" var=""mf/02n.60"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-01T18:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""270.6"" code=""W"" name=""West"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.0"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""16"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1023.2"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-02T02:00:00"" to=""2015-10-02T08:00:00"" period=""0""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-02T02:00:00 to 2015-10-02T08:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-02T02:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""143.5"" code=""SE"" name=""Southeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""0.4"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""7"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1020.1"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-02T08:00:00"" to=""2015-10-02T14:00:00"" period=""1""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-02T08:00:00 to 2015-10-02T14:00:00 --> <symbol number=""3"" numberEx=""3"" name=""Partly cloudy"" var=""03d"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-02T08:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""288.8"" code=""WNW"" name=""West-northwest"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.7"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""9"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1018.2"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-02T14:00:00"" to=""2015-10-02T20:00:00"" period=""2""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-02T14:00:00 to 2015-10-02T20:00:00 --> <symbol number=""1"" numberEx=""1"" name=""Clear sky"" var=""01d"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-02T14:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""234.6"" code=""SW"" name=""Southwest"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.6"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""16"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1018.2"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-02T20:00:00"" to=""2015-10-03T02:00:00"" period=""3""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-02T20:00:00 to 2015-10-03T02:00:00 --> <symbol number=""1"" numberEx=""1"" name=""Clear sky"" var=""mf/01n.63"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-02T20:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""231.8"" code=""SW"" name=""Southwest"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.7"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""13"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1017.4"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-03T02:00:00"" to=""2015-10-03T08:00:00"" period=""0""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-03T02:00:00 to 2015-10-03T08:00:00 --> <symbol number=""3"" numberEx=""3"" name=""Partly cloudy"" var=""mf/03n.66"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-03T02:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""336.2"" code=""NNW"" name=""North-northwest"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.6"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""10"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1018.5"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-03T08:00:00"" to=""2015-10-03T14:00:00"" period=""1""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-03T08:00:00 to 2015-10-03T14:00:00 --> <symbol number=""3"" numberEx=""3"" name=""Partly cloudy"" var=""03d"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-03T08:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""332.3"" code=""NNW"" name=""North-northwest"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.5"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""8"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1019.1"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-03T14:00:00"" to=""2015-10-03T20:00:00"" period=""2""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-03T14:00:00 to 2015-10-03T20:00:00 --> <symbol number=""3"" numberEx=""3"" name=""Partly cloudy"" var=""03d"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-03T14:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""26.6"" code=""NNE"" name=""North-northeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.2"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""13"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1019.9"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-03T20:00:00"" to=""2015-10-04T02:00:00"" period=""3""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-03T20:00:00 to 2015-10-04T02:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-03T20:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""153.9"" code=""SSE"" name=""South-southeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.5"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""11"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1019.4"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-04T02:00:00"" to=""2015-10-04T08:00:00"" period=""0""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-04T02:00:00 to 2015-10-04T08:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-04T02:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""115.6"" code=""ESE"" name=""East-southeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.5"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""10"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1019.1"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-04T08:00:00"" to=""2015-10-04T14:00:00"" period=""1""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-04T08:00:00 to 2015-10-04T14:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-04T08:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""163.6"" code=""SSE"" name=""South-southeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.2"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""10"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1017.7"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-04T14:00:00"" to=""2015-10-04T20:00:00"" period=""2""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-04T14:00:00 to 2015-10-04T20:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-04T14:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""163.7"" code=""SSE"" name=""South-southeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.1"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""11"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1017.7"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-04T20:00:00"" to=""2015-10-05T02:00:00"" period=""3""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-04T20:00:00 to 2015-10-05T02:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-04T20:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""351.4"" code=""N"" name=""North"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.2"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""11"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1016.5"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-05T02:00:00"" to=""2015-10-05T08:00:00"" period=""0""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-05T02:00:00 to 2015-10-05T08:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-05T02:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""174.1"" code=""S"" name=""South"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.2"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""10"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1016.0"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-05T08:00:00"" to=""2015-10-05T14:00:00"" period=""1""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-05T08:00:00 to 2015-10-05T14:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-05T08:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""225.4"" code=""SW"" name=""Southwest"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.2"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""10"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1015.1"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-05T14:00:00"" to=""2015-10-05T20:00:00"" period=""2""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-05T14:00:00 to 2015-10-05T20:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-05T14:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""66.5"" code=""ENE"" name=""East-northeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.8"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""11"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1015.2"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-05T20:00:00"" to=""2015-10-06T02:00:00"" period=""3""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-05T20:00:00 to 2015-10-06T02:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-05T20:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""124.9"" code=""SE"" name=""Southeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.4"" name=""Light air"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""10"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1014.4"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-06T02:00:00"" to=""2015-10-06T08:00:00"" period=""0""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-06T02:00:00 to 2015-10-06T08:00:00 --> <symbol number=""9"" numberEx=""9"" name=""Rain"" var=""09"" /> <precipitation value=""2.4"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-06T02:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""61.0"" code=""ENE"" name=""East-northeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""2.3"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""11"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1010.5"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-06T08:00:00"" to=""2015-10-06T14:00:00"" period=""1""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-06T08:00:00 to 2015-10-06T14:00:00 --> <symbol number=""9"" numberEx=""9"" name=""Rain"" var=""09"" /> <precipitation value=""2.8"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-06T08:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""77.9"" code=""ENE"" name=""East-northeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""2.4"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""11"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1004.4"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-06T14:00:00"" to=""2015-10-06T20:00:00"" period=""2""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-06T14:00:00 to 2015-10-06T20:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-06T14:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""103.5"" code=""ESE"" name=""East-southeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""2.6"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""12"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1014.0"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-06T20:00:00"" to=""2015-10-07T02:00:00"" period=""3""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-06T20:00:00 to 2015-10-07T02:00:00 --> <symbol number=""9"" numberEx=""9"" name=""Rain"" var=""09"" /> <precipitation value=""2.4"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-06T20:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""169.5"" code=""S"" name=""South"" /> <windSpeed mps=""3.5"" name=""Gentle breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""12"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1009.2"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-07T02:00:00"" to=""2015-10-07T08:00:00"" period=""0""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-07T02:00:00 to 2015-10-07T08:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-07T02:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""87.2"" code=""E"" name=""East"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.8"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""11"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1015.2"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-07T08:00:00"" to=""2015-10-07T14:00:00"" period=""1""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-07T08:00:00 to 2015-10-07T14:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-07T08:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""85.0"" code=""E"" name=""East"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.7"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""10"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1014.6"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-07T14:00:00"" to=""2015-10-07T20:00:00"" period=""2""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-07T14:00:00 to 2015-10-07T20:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-07T14:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""302.4"" code=""WNW"" name=""West-northwest"" /> <windSpeed mps=""2.3"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""12"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1016.6"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-07T20:00:00"" to=""2015-10-08T02:00:00"" period=""3""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-07T20:00:00 to 2015-10-08T02:00:00 --> <symbol number=""9"" numberEx=""9"" name=""Rain"" var=""09"" /> <precipitation value=""2.1"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-07T20:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""111.2"" code=""ESE"" name=""East-southeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""3.0"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""12"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1009.5"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-08T02:00:00"" to=""2015-10-08T08:00:00"" period=""0""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-08T02:00:00 to 2015-10-08T08:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-08T02:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""283.1"" code=""WNW"" name=""West-northwest"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.7"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""11"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1012.4"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-08T08:00:00"" to=""2015-10-08T14:00:00"" period=""1""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-08T08:00:00 to 2015-10-08T14:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-08T08:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""4.6"" code=""N"" name=""North"" /> <windSpeed mps=""1.8"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""11"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1014.3"" /> </time> <time from=""2015-10-08T14:00:00"" to=""2015-10-08T20:00:00"" period=""2""> <!-- Valid from 2015-10-08T14:00:00 to 2015-10-08T20:00:00 --> <symbol number=""4"" numberEx=""4"" name=""Cloudy"" var=""04"" /> <precipitation value=""0"" /> <!-- Valid at 2015-10-08T14:00:00 --> <windDirection deg=""150.2"" code=""SSE"" name=""South-southeast"" /> <windSpeed mps=""2.3"" name=""Light breeze"" /> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""12"" /> <pressure unit=""hPa"" value=""1017.7"" /> </time> </tabular> </forecast> <observations> <weatherstation stno=""19710"" sttype=""eklima"" name=""Asker (Sem)"" distance=""8384"" lat=""59.85620"" lon=""10.43450"" source=""Meteorologisk Institutt""> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""16.2"" time=""2015-09-29T14:00:00Z"" /> </weatherstation> <weatherstation stno=""18815"" sttype=""eklima"" name=""Bygdøy"" distance=""11865"" lat=""59.90500"" lon=""10.68280"" source=""Meteorologisk Institutt""> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""16.7"" time=""2015-09-29T14:00:00Z"" /> </weatherstation> <weatherstation stno=""18950"" sttype=""eklima"" name=""Tryvannshøgda"" distance=""12467"" lat=""59.98470"" lon=""10.66930"" source=""Meteorologisk Institutt""> <temperature unit=""celsius"" value=""12.5"" time=""2015-09-29T14:00:00Z"" /> <windDirection deg=""186.0"" code=""S"" name=""South"" time=""2015-09-29T14:00:00Z"" /> <windSpeed mps=""4.0"" name=""Gentle breeze"" time=""2015-09-29T14:00:00Z"" /> </weatherstation> </observations> </weatherdata>"; RegexOptions options = RegexOptions.Multiline | RegexOptions.Singleline | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase; foreach (Match m in Regex.Matches(input, pattern, options)) { Console.WriteLine("'{0}' found at index {1}.", m.Value, m.Index); } } }

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