Question

Let’s say I have this string(huge), and I want to filter out everything but what I’m looking for. Here’s an example of what I want:

<strong>You</strong></font> <font size="3" color="#05ABF8">
<strong>Shook</strong></font> Me All <font size="3" color="#05ABF8">
<strong>Night</strong></font> <font size="3" color="#05ABF8">
<strong>Long</strong></font> mp3</a></div>

As you can see, There’s text in between all that. I want to get “You Shook Me All Night Long” and take out the rest. How will I go by accomplishing this?

Answer 1

You can use the following regex: >([\s|\w]+)<

var input = @"
<strong>You</strong></font> <font size='3' color='#05ABF8'>
<strong>Shook</strong></font> Me All <font size='3' color='#05ABF8'>
<strong>Night</strong></font> <font size='3' color='#05ABF8'>
<strong>Long</strong></font> mp3</a></div>";

var regex = new Regex(@">(?<match>[\s|\w]+)<");

var matches = regex.Matches(input).Cast<Match>()
   // Get only the values from the group 'match'
   // So, we ignore '<' and '>' characters
   .Select(p => p.Groups["match"].Value);

// Concatenate the captures to one string
var result = string.Join(string.Empty, matches)
    // Remove unnecessary carriage return characters if needed
    .Replace("\r\n", string.Empty);