Question

I have a text in this format:

term: 156:59 datainput

I want to remove the “:” between the number and then replace it with something else so the text can become:

term: 156-59 datainput

How can I do this in VB.NET?

Answer 1

In VB.NET (credit Jonathan):

    Dim text As String = "term: 156:59 datainput"
    Dim fixedText As String = Regex.Replace(text, "(\d+):(\d+)", "$1-$2")

nb: removed last two lines as suggested.