Match.NextMatch Method

Return Value

Type: System.Text.RegularExpressions.Match
The next regular expression match.

Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Example
   Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      Dim text As String = "One car red car blue car"
      Dim pat As String = "(\w+)\s+(car)"

      ' Instantiate the regular expression object.
      Dim r As Regex = New Regex(pat, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)

      ' Match the regular expression pattern against a text string.
      Dim m As Match = r.Match(text)
      Dim matchcount As Integer = 0
      Do While m.Success
         matchcount += 1
         outputBlock.Text += "Match" & (matchcount) & vbCrLf
         Dim i As Integer
         For i = 1 To 2
            Dim g As Group = m.Groups(i)
            outputBlock.Text += "Group" & i & "='" & g.ToString() & "'" & vbCrLf
            Dim cc As CaptureCollection = g.Captures
            Dim j As Integer
            For j = 0 To cc.Count - 1
               Dim c As Capture = cc(j)
               outputBlock.Text += "Capture" & j & "='" & c.ToString() _
                  & "', Position=" & c.Index & vbCrLf
            Next 
         Next 
         m = m.NextMatch()
      Loop
   End Sub
End Module
' This example displays the following output:
'       Match1
'       Group1='One'
'       Capture0='One', Position=0
'       Group2='car'
'       Capture0='car', Position=4
'       Match2
'       Group1='red'
'       Capture0='red', Position=8
'       Group2='car'
'       Capture0='car', Position=12
'       Match3
'       Group1='blue'
'       Capture0='blue', Position=16
'       Group2='car'
'       Capture0='car', Position=21

using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

class Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      string text = "One car red car blue car";
      string pat = @"(\w+)\s+(car)";
      // Compile the regular expression.
      Regex r = new Regex(pat, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
      // Match the regular expression pattern against a text string.
      Match m = r.Match(text);
      int matchCount = 0;
      while (m.Success)
      {
         outputBlock.Text += "Match" + (++matchCount) + "\n";
         for (int i = 1; i <= 2; i++)
         {
            Group g = m.Groups[i];
            outputBlock.Text += "Group" + i + "='" + g + "'" + "\n";
            CaptureCollection cc = g.Captures;
            for (int j = 0; j < cc.Count; j++)
            {
               Capture c = cc[j];
               outputBlock.Text += "Capture" + j + "='" + c + "', Position=" + c.Index + "\n";
            }
         }
         m = m.NextMatch();
      }
   }
}
//This example displays the following output:
//       Match1
//       Group1='One'
//       Capture0='One', Position=0
//       Group2='car'
//       Capture0='car', Position=4
//       Match2
//       Group1='red'
//       Capture0='red', Position=8
//       Group2='car'
//       Capture0='car', Position=12
//       Match3
//       Group1='blue'
//       Capture0='blue', Position=16
//       Group2='car'
//       Capture0='car', Position=21