regex named captures, are there two similiar syntaxes for this?

[DotNetNewbie]

Hi,

is this the same thing?

string regex = @"(?'tag'.*?)";

and

string regex = @"(?<tag>.*?)";

 

[Jeroen Mostert]

is this the same thing?

string regex = @"(?'tag'.*?)";

and

string regex = @"(?<tag>.*?)";

Yes. RTFM (Read The Fine MSDN): http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/bs2twtah

 

[Gilles Kohl [MVP]]

Hi,

is this the same thing?

string regex = @"(?'tag'.*?)";

and

string regex = @"(?<tag>.*?)";

According to the docs, yes:

(?<name>subexpression)
Captures the matched subexpression into a group name or number name. The string used for name must not contain any punctuation and cannot begin with a number. You can use single quotes instead of angle brackets; for example, (?'name').

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bs2twtah.aspx

Regards,
Gilles.