using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"\[(?<time>(?:[\d]+\:[\d]+:[\d]+)\s+(?:AM|PM))(?:\s+\|\s+\w+\s+(?<edited>(?:[\d]+\:[\d]+:[\d]+)\s+(?:AM|PM)))?\]\s+(?<author>\w+)\:\s+(?<message>[\w\s,.]+)";
string input = @"[9:14:51 AM] Jeff: If you could just do me a favoure and list all these concerns and in a mail and if you have any ideas that you might want to implement so that I can get everybodys notes.
[9:14:56 AM] Timmy: in terms of websites or domains or DNSs I have no clue about setup
[9:15:19 AM | Edited 9:15:25 AM] Jeff: That, I will get Sam and Frodo involved in
[9:16:01 AM] Jeff: I am stepping out quickly";
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