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  1. #1
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    Parsing a string programmatically(C#)

    Hi,

    How to parse this string?
    config = "<configuration><screen fadetimeout=\"0\" font=\"Courier New\" fontsize=\"11\" linesize=\"4\" theme_color1=\"-1518056\" theme_color2=\"-9674238\" /></configuration>";

    into:
    config = "<configuration><screen fadetimeout=\"3\" font=\"comic\" fontsize=\"12\" linesize=\"3\" theme_color1=\"-1513356\" theme_color2=\"-967538\" /></configuration>";


    Thankx

  2. #2
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    Re: Parsing a string programmatically(C#)

    Looks like XML, why not using the XML methods from .NET to access the values?

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    Re: Parsing a string programmatically(C#)

    I cannot see the difference. Despite that, the second one doesn't appear as parsed the first one at all. What is your goal?
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  4. #4
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    Re: Parsing a string programmatically(C#)

    Please provide a better explanation of what you're trying to accomplish. Your example data does not show parsing at all- it just shows two different strings of XML code.

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    Re: Parsing a string programmatically(C#)

    how do you like this?

    Code:
    int newFadetimeout = 3;
    string config = "<configuration><screen fadetimeout=\"0\" font=\"Courier New\" fontsize=\"11\" linesize=\"4\" theme_color1=\"-1518056\" theme_color2=\"-9674238\" /></configuration>";
    config = Regex.Replace(
    	config,
    	"(fadetimeout)=\"(\\d{1,})\"",
    	delegate(Match match)
    	{
    		return (match.Groups[1].Value + "=\"" + newFadetimeout + "\"");
    		//return (match.Groups[1].Value + "=\"" + (int.Parse(match.Groups[2].Value) + 2) + "\""); // or increase by 2
    	});
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  6. #6
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    Re: Parsing a string programmatically(C#)

    Because the data looks like XML, I would recommend to handle them as XML: create a XML document from them and than use XPath or LINQ to XML to manipulate it. But I still miss the intention.
    • Make it run.
    • Make it right.
    • Make it fast.

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