Find exact match in c#

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Im trying to develop this code that haves a string(ing) and a string array (splitwords).
I need to run a string and if it matches the string from the string array does something with that original string.

C#

StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();

ing = " " + ing + " ";

builder.Append(@"{\rtf1\ansi");

foreach (string word in splitwords)
{

if (Regex.IsMatch(ing, @"(?<![\w])" + word + @"(?![\w])"))
{
// for example put the word in UPPERCASE
}

builder.Append(ing);
builder.Append(@"}");


return builder.ToString();

With all the tests it runs ok, but if if I have

Text(ing): "I have a receipt with eggs but others with just one egg";

Words(splitwords): "egg","eggs", "have a receipt"

Result I get with the code above: "I HAVE A RECEIPT with EGG s but others with just one EGG"

What I need : "I HAVE A RECEIPT with EGGS but others with just one EGG"

How can I change my if condition to solve this problem?

Posted 5-Jan-15 6:15am

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CHill60 5-Jan-15 12:28pm

You could try putting eggs in the list before egg, or use ing.ToLower() in your comparison

Member 10437316 5-Jan-15 12:31pm

but eggs is before egg in the list. I order the list with the length of the word.

But if instead of using uppercase I want to do a different thing..it won t work.

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DamithSL · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-05T06:41:00

Solution 1

sample code:

C#

var splitwords =new string[] {"egg","eggs", "have a receipt"}; 
string input ="I have a receipt with eggs but others with just one egg";
foreach (string word in splitwords)
{
	var regex = new Regex(@"(?<![\w])" + word + @"(?![\w])", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
	input = regex.Replace(input, m=>m.ToString().ToUpper());
}
//inpt = "I HAVE A RECEIPT with EGGS but others with just one EGG"

replace only the matching items of regex then it should work fine.

Posted 5-Jan-15 6:41am

DamithSL

Updated 5-Jan-15 6:46am

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Member 10437316 5-Jan-15 12:56pm

Excellent in this case for UpperCase words works . But just one more question if I need just to put an \a before the word and a \b at the end What should I do ?? Example string input ="I \ahave a receipt\b with \aeggs\b but others with just one \aegg\b";

DamithSL 5-Jan-15 13:03pm

have you try like

input = regex.Replace(input, m=>@"\a" +m.ToString() +@"\b");

Member 10437316 5-Jan-15 13:10pm

perfect ! Thanks a lot :)

DamithSL 5-Jan-15 13:12pm

you are welcome!

BillWoodruff 5-Jan-15 16:52pm

+5

Agent__007 5-Jan-15 22:46pm

+5d!