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Asked: 2026-06-14T10:34:33+00:00

Im using C# and wanting to use the following regular expression in my code:

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Im using C# and wanting to use the following regular expression in my code:

sDatabaseServer\s*=\s*"([^"]*)"

I have placed it in my code as: 

Regex databaseServer = new Regex(@"sDatabaseServer\s*=\s*"([^"]*)"", RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace);

I know you have to escape all parenthesis and quotes inside the string quotes but for some reason the following does still not work:

Working Version:

Regex databaseServer = new Regex(@"sDatabaseServer\s*=\s*""([^""]*)""", RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace);

Any ideas how to get C# to see my regex as just a string? I know i know….easy question…Sorry im still somewhat of an amateur to C#…

SOLVED: Thanks guys!

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  1. Editorial Team

    You went one step too far when you escaped the parentheses. If you want them to be regex meta-characters (i.e. a capturing group), then you must not escape them. Otherwise they will match literal parentheses.

    So this is probably what you are looking for:

    @"sDatabaseServer\s*=\s*""([^""]*)"""
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