Is there a way to create a string that matches a given C# regex?
- by Chris Phillips
My application has a feature that parses text using a regular expression to extract special values. I find myself also needing to create strings that follow the same format. Is there a way to use the already defined regular expression to create those strings?
For example, assume my regex looks something like this:
public static Regex MyRegex = new Regex( @"sometext_(?<group1>\d*)" );
I'd like to be able to use MyRegex to create a new string, something like:
var created = MyRegex.ToString( new Dictionary<string, string>() {{ "group1", "data1" }};
Such that created would then have the value "sometextdata1".
