Skip to content

Tag Archives: regular-expressions

Escaping out regular expression characters

12-Dec-08

I had a case today where I needed to “escape” characters which were to be built as part of a regular expression string. This was required in case the string built into the regular expression used any “reserved” characters used by the Regex engine. Below is the code used in C# and JavaScript notation: C#: [...]

My name is Graham O'Neale and I'm a software architect from Gold Coast, Australia. I am an overtime thinker, full time coder and awake part time in the real world. I have a keen interest in software development, particularly in the realm of programming (C#, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, LINQ (2 SQL), Entity Framework, Silverlight, Blend, WCF, WPF) and a keen interest in the cutting edge and innovation. I have a new found love for design patterns, ALT.NET practices and well crafted software architecture. The purpose of this blog is to express any thoughts, findings, tips and gripes along my travels in the wonderful world of coding and technology...