How do I get the pattern text of a regular expression group

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Assuming the following code:
[VB.Net]
Dim strPattern As String = "(\d{3})(-)(\d{4})"
Dim strMatch As String = "555-1234"
Dim regExp As New RegEx(strPattern)
Dim matches As MatchCollection = regExp.Matches(strMatch)
Dim match As Match = matches(0)
Dim groups As GroupCollection = match.Groups
Dim group As Group = groups(1)

Debug.WriteLine(group.Success, "group.Success") 'True
Debug.WriteLine(group.Index, "group.Index") '0
Debug.WriteLine(group.Length, "group.Length") '3
Debug.WriteLine(group.Value, "group.Value") '555

How do I get the actual text of the PATTERN representing the matched
group? I want the segment of the pattern, not the matched value so I
would like to see "(\d{3})".

Do I need to create a regular expression to parse my regular expression?
Ooh, that sounds ominous.


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