How to modify the value of a named capture before doing a replace?

[DotNetNewbie]

Hello,

I have a regex and I want to modify the value of a named capture
before doing the regex.Replace.

So something like:

string text = Regex.Replace(o ldText, myRegex, @"<a href="$1">$1</a>",
regexOptions);


Now I want to modify the value of the second $1 just in case it is too
long to display.

This doesn't work, but this is what I want to do somehow!

string text = Regex.Replace(o ldText, myRegex,
String.Format(@ "<a href="$1">{0}</a>",
MyFunction("$1" )),
regexOptions);

[Marc Gravell]

Re: How to modify the value of a named capture before doing areplace?

Try:

string text = Regex.Replace(o ldText, myRegex, delegate (Match
match) {
string capture1 = match.Captures[0].Value;
return string.Format(@ "<a href=""{0}"">{1 }</a>",
capture1, MyFunction(capt ure1));
}, regexOptions);

Marc

[DotNetNewbie]

Re: How to modify the value of a named capture before doing areplace?

On Apr 10, 5:26 pm, Marc Gravell <marc.grav...@g mail.comwrote:

Try:
>
string text = Regex.Replace(o ldText, myRegex, delegate (Match
match) {
string capture1 = match.Captures[0].Value;
return string.Format(@ "<a href=""{0}"">{1 }</a>",
capture1, MyFunction(capt ure1));
}, regexOptions);
>
Marc

Marc, it didn't compile for some reason (i.e. there is not method that
takes in a delegate?)