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Asked: 2026-05-13T17:17:10+00:00

I have this regular expression in c#: Regex oRegex_ = new Regex(<!– #BeginEditable \Body\[^>]*>(.*)<!–

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I have this regular expression in c#:

Regex oRegex_ = new Regex("<!-- #BeginEditable \"Body\"[^>]*>(.*)<!-- #EndEditable [^>]*>", RegexOptions.Multiline);
MatchCollection matches_ = oRegex_.Matches(contents);

The variable called ‘contents’ equals this:

<!-- #BeginEditable "Body" -->First String<!-- #EndEditable --><!-- #BeginEditable "Extra" -->Second String<!-- #EndEditable -->

Currently it doesnt seem to grab what i need, which is 

'First String'

Instead it grabs 

'First String<!-- #EndEditable --><!-- #BeginEditable "Extra" -->Second String<!-- #EndEditable -->'

Can anyone help me solve this using a regular expression? 🙁

Please Note: i will be replacing ‘Body’ to become a variable and then put it all in a loop so i can extract ‘Second String’ by making the variable equal ‘Extra’.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Do a non greedy catch using *?:

    <!-- #BeginEditable \"Body\"[^>]*>(.*?)<!-- #EndEditable [^>]*>

    Another option is to catch the right character (not <, but this is less accurate if you allow <s in your body):

    <!-- #BeginEditable \"Body\"[^>]*>([^<]*)<!-- #EndEditable [^>]*>
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