multiple search/replacements in a single Regex.Replace?

[Craig Buchanan]

Is there a way to combine these two Replace into a single line?

Regex.Replace(S ubject, "\&", "&")
Regex.Replace(S ubject, "\'", "'")

Perhaps Regex.Replace(S ubject, "{\&|\'}", "{&|'} ")

Thanks,

Craig

[Armin Zingler]

"Craig Buchanan" <so*****@micros oft.com> schrieb

Is there a way to combine these two Replace into a single line?

Regex.Replace(S ubject, "\&", "&amp;")
Regex.Replace(S ubject, "\'", "&apos;")

Perhaps Regex.Replace(S ubject, "{\&|\'}", "{&amp;|&apos;} ")

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[Cor Ligthert]

Hi Craig

Depends what you want to do, however using the Regex for this cost you
probably 100 times more time than doing a normal *string* replace.

So doing 2 times with that string replace will save you a lot of time

Cor

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Craig,
You can use a MatchEvaluator (a delegate) to call a routine for each match
you find, then you can simply call Regex.Replace with your pattern & the
AddressOf your routine. The routine will take the inner stuff found & return
the new value.

Something like:

Regex.Replace(S ubject, "(\&|\"")", AddressOf Match_Craig)

Private Function Match_Craig(ByV al m As Match) As String
Select Case m.Groups[0].Value
case "&"
return "&amp;"
case """"
return "&apos;"
End Select
End Function

However I don't think I would use a RegEx in this case, I think I would use
StringBuilder.R eplace in this case as you are replacing based on fixed
words, not on patterns. RegEx.Replace are better are replacing based on
patterns. ("\&" is a fixed pattern, unlike "9*" which is a variable
pattern).

Dim sb As New StringBuilder(S ubject)
sb.Replace("&", "&amp;")
sb.Replace("""" , "&apos;")
Subject = sb.ToString();
Remember there are three Split functions in .NET:

Use Microsoft.Visua lBasic.Strings. Split if you need to split a string based
on a specific word (string). It is the Split function from VB6.

Use System.String.S plit if you need to split a string based on a collection
of specific characters. Each individual character is its own delimiter.

Use System.Text.Reg ularExpressions .RegEx.Split to split based
on matching patterns.

Hope this helps
Jay
"Craig Buchanan" <so*****@micros oft.com> wrote in message
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Is there a way to combine these two Replace into a single line?

Regex.Replace(S ubject, "\&", "&amp;")
Regex.Replace(S ubject, "\'", "&apos;")

Perhaps Regex.Replace(S ubject, "{\&|\'}", "{&amp;|&apos;} ")

Thanks,

Craig