reg expression help needed

[worzel]

Hi All,

I am looking for a reg ex that will match email addresses withing <a
href=mailto blah > links.

Actually, I already crafted my own, but with a slight problem:

<a href="mailto:fr**@blah.com"> emal me</a> woud be matched as expected, but
so will:

<a href="mailto:fr**@blah.com"> emal me</a></td></tr> (table code also
captured)

I think this has something to do with greediness?

Any help much appreciated. As would a link to a site with tons of pre
crafted reg exs!

[John Kn [MS]]

Worzel,

This regex will capture the email address from the href only:
public static Regex regex = new Regex(
@"([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)@((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\."
+ @")|(([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+\.)+))([a-zA-Z]{2,4}|[0-9]{1,3})",
RegexOptions.IgnoreCase
| RegexOptions.CultureInvariant
| RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace
| RegexOptions.Compiled
);

This is rather standard:
([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)@((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.)|(([a-zA-Z0-9\-
]+\.)+))([a-zA-Z]{2,4}|[0-9]{1,3})

Please get back to me and tell how it works for you.

Thanks,
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Hi All,

I am looking for a reg ex that will match email addresses withing <a
href=mailto blah > links.

Actually, I already crafted my own, but with a slight problem:

<a href="mailto:fr**@blah.com"> emal me</a> woud be matched as expected, butso will:

<a href="mailto:fr**@blah.com"> emal me</a></td></tr> (table code also
captured)

I think this has something to do with greediness?

Any help much appreciated. As would a link to a site with tons of pre
crafted reg exs!

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