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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
  • General Tokens
  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
  • Group Constructs
  • Character Classes
  • Flags/Modifiers
  • Substitution
  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

Regular Expression

/
/
gm

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Generated Code

using System; using System.Text.RegularExpressions; public class Example { public static void Main() { string pattern = @"(export )?const (.* \= \()(.*)(\).*\()(?'fileContent'(\n.*)+)\3\.(?'varName'[^}]*)\}(?'restOfPropLine'.*$)(?'restOfFileContent'(\n.*)+>\n\);)"; string substitution = @"$1const $2{ ${varName}, ...$3 }$4${fileContent}${varName}}${restOfPropLine}${restOfFileContent}"; string input = @"export const AffiliateAccountBIFields = (props) => ( <SimpleShowLayout {...props} variant=""one""> <UrlField source=""bi_url"" options={{ target: '_blank' }} /> <ProtectedBIConfigField source=""bi_settings"" /> </SimpleShowLayout> ); export const AffiliateAccountGeneralFields = (props) => ( <SimpleShowLayout {...props}> <TextField source=""name"" /> <ReferenceField linkType=""show"" label=""Platform Provider"" addLabel source=""platform_provider_id"" reference=""accounts/platform-providers"" allowEmpty > <TextField addLabel source=""name"" /> </ReferenceField> <ReferenceField label=""Company"" addLabel source=""company_id"" reference=""companies"" linkType=""show"" > <TextField addLabel source=""name"" /> </ReferenceField> <AccountManagerField label=""Account Manager"" source=""account_manager_id"" addLabel /> <PortfolioField label=""Portfolio"" source=""portfolio_id"" addLabel /> <FunctionField label=""Status"" addLabel source=""activity_status"" render={(record) => { if (!record.activity_status) return null; const humanizedStatus = get( ACTIVITY_STATUS_OPTIONS, `${record.activity_status}.name` ); if (!humanizedStatus) { // eslint-disable-next-line no-console console.warn(`Cannot obtain humanized value for activity_status: ${record.activity_status}`); } return ( <TextField source=""activity_status"" record={{ ...record, activity_status: humanizedStatus || record.activity_status, }} /> ); }} /> <UrlField source=""affiliate_system_link"" options={{ target: '_blank' }} /> <CopyToClipboardField source=""username""> <TextField source=""username"" /> </CopyToClipboardField> <ProtectedField source=""password"" /> <CopyToClipboardField source=""email""> <TextField source=""email"" /> </CopyToClipboardField> <TextField source=""security_question"" /> <ProtectedField source=""security_answer"" /> <TextField source=""type"" /> <BooleanField source=""tracking_enabled"" /> <TextField source=""tracking_variable_name"" /> <TextField source=""external_affiliate_id"" /> <TextField source=""revenue_posting_code"" /> <BooleanField source=""loss_carry_forward"" /> <DateField source=""updated_at"" locales=""en-GB"" showTime /> <DateField source=""created_at"" locales=""en-GB"" showTime /> </SimpleShowLayout> ); export const AffiliateAccountTabs = (props) => { if (!props.record) { return null; } return ( <TabbedShowLayout> <AffiliateAccountGeneralFields {...props} label=""General"" /> <AffiliateAccountBrands {...props} label=""Brands"" /> <AffiliateAccountDeals {...props} label=""Deals"" /> {props.hasBIPermission && ( <AffiliateAccountBIFields {...props} label=""BI Settings"" /> )} </TabbedShowLayout> ); }; AffiliateAccountTabs.propTypes = { record: PropTypes.object, hasBIPermission: PropTypes.bool.isRequired, }; export const Show = (props) => ( <AutoLoginStatusDialog messages={messages}> <AORShow {...props} title={( <Title resource=""Affiliate Account"" type=""show"" buttons={[ <FavoriteButton record={{ _id: props.match.params.id }} resource={props.resource} style={{ height: '25px' }} />, ]} /> )} actions={( <ActionsPanel customButtons={[ <AutoLoginButton record={{ _id: props.match.params.id }} resource={props.resource} resourceConfig={autoLoginConfig} label=""Auto Login"" />, ]} /> )} > <AffiliateAccountTabs hasBIPermission={props.hasBIPermission} /> </AORShow> <NotesView isShow match={props.match} resource={props.resource} /> </AutoLoginStatusDialog> ); Show.propTypes = { match: PropTypes.shape({ params: PropTypes.shape({ id: PropTypes.string, }), }), resource: PropTypes.string, hasBIPermission: PropTypes.bool.isRequired, }; export default connect((state) => ({ hasBIPermission: checkPermission(state.auth.permissions, '*', 'bi_user'), }))(Show); "; RegexOptions options = RegexOptions.Multiline; Regex regex = new Regex(pattern, options); string result = regex.Replace(input, substitution); } }

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for C#, please visit: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.text.regularexpressions.regex(v=vs.110).aspx