Match word within [[ ]]

Question

In C#, I want to use a regular expression to match words within [[XXX]].

ex;

Vennligst betal følgende faktura: Fakturanr: [[INVOICENO]], Beløp: [[AMOUNT]], Forfall: [[DUEDATE]], KID: [[KID]] til konto: [[GYMACCOUNT]]. Mvh Aktiv365

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bobble bubble · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-16T06:05:21.903

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You can use lookarounds to match the word inside square brackets.

(?<=\[\[)\w+(?=]])

\w+ one or more word characters
(?<=\[\[) if preceded by [[
(?=]]) if followed by ]]

See demo at regexstorm

edited Nov 16 '15 at 06:05

answered Nov 16 '15 at 05:55

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M.kazem Akhgary · Answer 2 · 2015-11-16T07:44:51.327

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You can use this pattern.

Regex r = new Regex(@"\[\[.+?]]");

var matches = r.Matches(input);

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answered Nov 16 '15 at 05:42

M.kazem Akhgary

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it works... thanks Akhgary. – Tharindu Madushanka Nov 16 '15 at 05:52

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 16 '15 at 05:22

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try

Use escape character in regex :

 \[\[xxx\]\] in regex

answered Nov 16 '15 at 05:22

Vanarajan

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not work.. thanks for the try.. – Tharindu Madushanka Nov 16 '15 at 06:39

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 16 '15 at 05:31

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You can try the https://regex101.com/

and May be this expression do

\[\[.*\]\]

answered Nov 16 '15 at 05:31

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Not work... give [[INVOICENO]], Beløp: [[AMOUNT]], Forfall: [[DUEDATE]], KID: [[KID]] til konto: [[GYMACCOUNT]] – Tharindu Madushanka Nov 16 '15 at 05:48
but i want list, INVOICENO AMOUNT DUEDATE KID – Tharindu Madushanka Nov 16 '15 at 05:49

Match word within [[ ]]

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