Like Operator in C#

[Saradhi]

I want to check for a conditon as follows:

if ( name Like "sa*")

So, I need to use this * as a wild card and the above statement should return all those names which starts with sa.

I know that VB Like operator will do this one.
I want to know whether we have any similar one in C#?

[Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP]]

There is no like operator in C#, you will have to use regular expressions.

"Saradhi" <up*******@inooga.com> wrote in message
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I want to check for a conditon as follows:

if ( name Like "sa*")

So, I need to use this * as a wild card and the above statement should
return all those names which starts with sa.

I know that VB Like operator will do this one.
I want to know whether we have any similar one in C#?

[William Stacey [MVP]]

Can you use StartsWith ?

string s = "Sam";
if ( s.StartsWith("Sa") )
//do something.

--
William Stacey, MVP

"Saradhi" <up*******@inooga.com> wrote in message news:#k**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
I want to check for a conditon as follows:

if ( name Like "sa*")

So, I need to use this * as a wild card and the above statement should return all those names which starts with sa.

I know that VB Like operator will do this one.
I want to know whether we have any similar one in C#?

[Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu]

"Saradhi" <up*******@inooga.com> wrote in
news:#k**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl:

I want to check for a conditon as follows:

if ( name Like "sa*")

So, I need to use this * as a wild card and the above statement should
return all those names which starts with sa.

C# doesnt have one - but in this simple case just compare the first two
characters.
--
Chad Z. Hower (a.k.a. Kudzu) - http://www.hower.org/Kudzu/
"Programming is an art form that fights back"

[Saradhi]

its just an example.

there can be any number of conditons like

name like '*sa*'
name like 'sa*'
name like 'sa%'

Bottom line is I need to implement the Wild Cards in the comparision

"William Stacey [MVP]" <st***********@mvps.org> wrote in message news:uf****************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Can you use StartsWith ?

string s = "Sam";
if ( s.StartsWith("Sa") )
//do something.

--
William Stacey, MVP

"Saradhi" <up*******@inooga.com> wrote in message news:#k**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
I want to check for a conditon as follows:

if ( name Like "sa*")

So, I need to use this * as a wild card and the above statement should return all those names which starts with sa.

I know that VB Like operator will do this one.
I want to know whether we have any similar one in C#?

[Michael S]

"Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP]" <[e-mail]> wrote in
message news:us****************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

There is no like operator in C#, you will have to use regular expressions.

"Saradhi" <up*******@inooga.com> wrote in message
news:%2********************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl.. .
I want to check for a conditon as follows:
if ( name Like "sa*")

This is the answer you are looking for Saradhi.
Daniel gave you a fine piece of advice. Use regular expressions.

- Michael S

[Frank Skare]

"Saradhi" <up*******@inooga.com> wrote in message news:<#k**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...

I want to check for a conditon as follows:

if ( name Like "sa*")

So, I need to use this * as a wild card and the above statement should
return all those names which starts with sa.

I know that VB Like operator will do this one.
I want to know whether we have any similar one in C#?

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Hi,
in case you don't want to use VB specific things regular expressions
can be used, imo regular expressions are essential, I use it regularly

if (System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Match("samsg sgs","sa.*").Success)
MessageBox.Show("");

Frank