Finding Last line in the text using regular expressions with .net
In this regular expressions, we are going to find last line in the text.
Regular Expression Pattern
.+Z$
A description of the regular expression:
Any character, one or more repetitions
End of string or before new line at end of string
End of line or string
How It Works
This regular expression will check for Any character, one or more repetitions of End of string or before new line at end of string.
ASP.NET
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="Default.aspx.vb" Inherits="_Default" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title>Finding Last line in the text using regular expressions with .net</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<span>Valid Format: enter some characters</span><br />
<asp:TextBox id="txtInput" runat="server"></asp:TextBox><br />
<asp:RegularExpressionValidator Id="vldRejex" RunAt="server" ControlToValidate="txtInput" ErrorMessage="not the end of line" ValidationExpression=".+Z$">
</asp:RegularExpressionValidator><br />
<asp:Button Id="btnSubmit" RunAt="server" CausesValidation="True" Text="Submit"></asp:Button>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
C#.NET
//use System.Text.RegularExpressions befour using this function
public bool vldRegex(string strInput)
{
//create Regular Expression Match pattern object
Regex myRegex = new Regex(@".+Z$");
//boolean variable to hold the status
bool isValid = false;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(strInput))
{
isValid = false;
}
else
{
isValid = myRegex.IsMatch(strInput);
}
//return the results
return isValid;
}
VB.NET
‘Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions befour using this function
Public Function vldRegex(ByVal strInput As String) As Boolean
‘create Regular Expression Match pattern object
Dim myRegex As New Regex(".+Z$")
‘boolean variable to hold the status
Dim isValid As Boolean = False
If strInput = "" Then
isValid = False
Else
isValid = myRegex.IsMatch(strInput)
End If
‘return the results
Return isValid
End Function
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