co*********@gmail.com writes:
How can I use regular expressions to search for a substring within
another substring? For example, if I have the string:
"This is * some text <button id="123">Some * text</button>"
and I only wanted to find the * character(s) that appear within the
<button> tags, how could I do that using reg ex?
Thanks in advance for the help.
Are you trying to parse HTML, SGML, XML, or some other markup language
using regular expressions? If so, the Perl FAQ will tell you why that's
a bad idea. Use a parser for parsing.
Also - why the cross-post? Regular expressions are not generic - so an
answer you get from the Perl group won't necessarily apply to a regex
engine that's written in C#, and vice versa. If you have a question about
C# regexes, ask it in the C# group.
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