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  • 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
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using System; using System.Text.RegularExpressions; public class Example { public static void Main() { string pattern = @"nowrap=\""nowrap\"" align=\""center.+?>(.+?)<\/td.+\n.+?align=\""right\""><a href=\""/.+?\/\"">(.+?)<\/a>.+\n.+\n.+?href=\""\/teams\/.+?\"">(.+?)<\/a>"; string input = @" <tr> <td class=""hell"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">01:00</td> <td class=""hell"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/bayern-muenchen/"">Bayern München</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""hell""><a href=""/teams/real-madrid/"">Real Madrid</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center"" nowrap> <a href=""/report/freundschaft-vereine-2019-kalenderwoche-bayern-muenchen-real-madrid/"" title=""Match details Bayern München - Real Madrid"">3:1 (1:0) </a> </td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""dunkel"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">12:30</td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/juventus/"">Juventus</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""dunkel""><a href=""/teams/tottenham-hotspur/"">Tottenham Hotspur</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center"" nowrap> -:- </td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> <img src=""https://s.hs-data.com/bilder/shared/live/4.png""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""hell"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">13:00</td> <td class=""hell"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/gillingham-fc/"">Gillingham FC</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""hell""><a href=""/teams/millwall-fc/"">Millwall FC</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center"" nowrap> -:- </td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> <img src=""https://s.hs-data.com/bilder/shared/live/4.png""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""dunkel"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">13:00</td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/sv-lippstadt-08/"">SV Lippstadt 08</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""dunkel""><a href=""/teams/ksv-baunatal/"">KSV Baunatal</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center"" nowrap> -:- </td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""hell"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">13:00</td> <td class=""hell"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/sportfreunde-lotte/"">Sportfreunde Lotte</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""hell""><a href=""/teams/werder-bremen-ii/"">Werder Bremen II</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center"" nowrap> -:- </td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""dunkel"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">13:30</td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/holstein-kiel/"">Holstein Kiel</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""dunkel""><a href=""/teams/sheffield-wednesday/"">Sheffield Wednesday</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center"" nowrap> <a href=""/report/freundschaft-vereine-2019-kalenderwoche-holstein-kiel-sheffield-wednesday/"" title="" Holstein Kiel - Sheffield Wednesday"">-:- </a> </td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""hell"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">14:00</td> <td class=""hell"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/sc-verl/"">SC Verl</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""hell""><a href=""/teams/arminia-bielefeld/"">Arminia Bielefeld</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center"" nowrap> <a href=""/report/freundschaft-vereine-2019-kalenderwoche-sc-verl-arminia-bielefeld/"" title="" SC Verl - Arminia Bielefeld"">-:- </a> </td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""dunkel"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">14:00</td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/shrewsbury-town/"">Shrewsbury Town</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""dunkel""><a href=""/teams/aston-villa/"">Aston Villa</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center"" nowrap> -:- </td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> <img src=""https://s.hs-data.com/bilder/shared/live/4.png""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""hell"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">14:00</td> <td class=""hell"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/standard-liege/"">Standard Liège</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""hell""><a href=""/teams/ogc-nice/"">OGC Nice</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center"" nowrap> -:- </td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> <img src=""https://s.hs-data.com/bilder/shared/live/4.png""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""dunkel"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">14:00</td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/sv-wehen-wiesbaden/"">SV Wehen Wiesbaden</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""dunkel""><a href=""/teams/boavista/"">Boavista</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center"" nowrap> -:- </td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""hell"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">15:00</td> <td class=""hell"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/1-fsv-mainz-05/"">1. FSV Mainz 05</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""hell""><a href=""/teams/jahn-regensburg/"">Jahn Regensburg</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center"" nowrap> -:- </td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> <img src=""https://s.hs-data.com/bilder/shared/live/4.png""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""dunkel"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">15:00</td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/rangers-fc/"">Rangers FC</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""dunkel""><a href=""/teams/blackburn-rovers/"">Blackburn Rovers</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center"" nowrap> -:- </td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> <img src=""https://s.hs-data.com/bilder/shared/live/4.png""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""hell"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">15:00</td> <td class=""hell"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/kvc-westerlo/"">KVC Westerlo</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""hell""><a href=""/teams/krc-genk/"">KRC Genk</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center"" nowrap> -:- </td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""dunkel"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">16:00</td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/atalanta/"">Atalanta</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""dunkel""><a href=""/teams/ac-renate/"">AC Renate</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center"" nowrap> -:- </td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""hell"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">16:00</td> <td class=""hell"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/lazio-roma/"">Lazio Roma</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""hell""><a href=""/teams/unione-triestina/"">Unione Triestina</a></td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center"" nowrap> -:- </td> <td class=""hell"" align=""center""> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=""dunkel"" nowrap=""nowrap"" align=""center"">16:00</td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""right""><a href=""/teams/spal-2013-ferrara/"">SPAL 2013 Ferrara</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> - </td> <td class=""dunkel""><a href=""/teams/pordenone-calcio/"">Pordenone Calcio</a></td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center"" nowrap> -:- </td> <td class=""dunkel"" align=""center""> </td> </tr> "; RegexOptions options = RegexOptions.Multiline; foreach (Match m in Regex.Matches(input, pattern, options)) { Console.WriteLine("'{0}' found at index {1}.", m.Value, m.Index); } } }

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