Initializes a new instance of the Regex class for the specified regular expression, with options that modify the pattern and a value that specifies how long a pattern matching method should attempt a match before it times out.
public:
Regex(System::String ^ pattern, System::Text::RegularExpressions::RegexOptions options, TimeSpan matchTimeout);
public Regex(string pattern, System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions options, TimeSpan matchTimeout);
new System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex : string * System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions * TimeSpan -> System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex
Public Sub New (pattern As String, options As RegexOptions, matchTimeout As TimeSpan)
Parameters
The regular expression pattern to match.
A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that modify the regular expression.
ExceptionsA regular expression parsing error occurred.
options
is not a valid RegexOptions value.
-or-
matchTimeout
is negative, zero, or greater than approximately 24 days.
The following example calls the Regex(String, RegexOptions, TimeSpan) constructor to instantiate a Regex object with a time-out value of one second. The regular expression pattern (a+)+$
, which matches one or more sequences of one or more "a" characters at the end of a line, is subject to excessive backtracking. If a RegexMatchTimeoutException is thrown, the example increases the time-out value up to the maximum value of three seconds. Otherwise, it abandons the attempt to match the pattern.
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Security;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Threading;
public class Example
{
const int MaxTimeoutInSeconds = 3;
public static void Main()
{
string pattern = @"(a+)+$"; // DO NOT REUSE THIS PATTERN.
Regex rgx = new Regex(pattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
Stopwatch sw = null;
string[] inputs= { "aa", "aaaa>",
"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>",
"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>" };
foreach (var inputValue in inputs) {
Console.WriteLine("Processing {0}", inputValue);
bool timedOut = false;
do {
try {
sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
// Display the result.
if (rgx.IsMatch(inputValue)) {
sw.Stop();
Console.WriteLine(@"Valid: '{0}' ({1:ss\.fffffff} seconds)",
inputValue, sw.Elapsed);
}
else {
sw.Stop();
Console.WriteLine(@"'{0}' is not a valid string. ({1:ss\.fffff} seconds)",
inputValue, sw.Elapsed);
}
}
catch (RegexMatchTimeoutException e) {
sw.Stop();
// Display the elapsed time until the exception.
Console.WriteLine(@"Timeout with '{0}' after {1:ss\.fffff}",
inputValue, sw.Elapsed);
Thread.Sleep(1500); // Pause for 1.5 seconds.
// Increase the timeout interval and retry.
TimeSpan timeout = e.MatchTimeout.Add(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
if (timeout.TotalSeconds > MaxTimeoutInSeconds) {
Console.WriteLine("Maximum timeout interval of {0} seconds exceeded.",
MaxTimeoutInSeconds);
timedOut = false;
}
else {
Console.WriteLine("Changing the timeout interval to {0}",
timeout);
rgx = new Regex(pattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase, timeout);
timedOut = true;
}
}
} while (timedOut);
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
}
// The example displays output like the following :
// Processing aa
// Valid: 'aa' (00.0000779 seconds)
//
// Processing aaaa>
// 'aaaa>' is not a valid string. (00.00005 seconds)
//
// Processing aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
// Valid: 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' (00.0000043 seconds)
//
// Processing aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>
// Timeout with 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>' after 01.00469
// Changing the timeout interval to 00:00:02
// Timeout with 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>' after 02.01202
// Changing the timeout interval to 00:00:03
// Timeout with 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>' after 03.01043
// Maximum timeout interval of 3 seconds exceeded.
//
// Processing aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>
// Timeout with 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>' after 03.01018
// Maximum timeout interval of 3 seconds exceeded.
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Security
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Imports System.Threading
Module Example
Const MaxTimeoutInSeconds As Integer = 3
Public Sub Main()
Dim pattern As String = "(a+)+$" ' DO NOT REUSE THIS PATTERN.
Dim rgx As New Regex(pattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1))
Dim sw As Stopwatch = Nothing
Dim inputs() As String = { "aa", "aaaa>",
"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>",
"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>" }
For Each inputValue In inputs
Console.WriteLine("Processing {0}", inputValue)
Dim timedOut As Boolean = False
Do
Try
sw = Stopwatch.StartNew()
' Display the result.
If rgx.IsMatch(inputValue) Then
sw.Stop()
Console.WriteLine("Valid: '{0}' ({1:ss\.fffffff} seconds)",
inputValue, sw.Elapsed)
Else
sw.Stop()
Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not a valid string. ({1:ss\.fffff} seconds)",
inputValue, sw.Elapsed)
End If
Catch e As RegexMatchTimeoutException
sw.Stop()
' Display the elapsed time until the exception.
Console.WriteLine("Timeout with '{0}' after {1:ss\.fffff}",
inputValue, sw.Elapsed)
Thread.Sleep(1500) ' Pause for 1.5 seconds.
' Increase the timeout interval and retry.
Dim timeout As TimeSpan = e.MatchTimeout.Add(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1))
If timeout.TotalSeconds > MaxTimeoutInSeconds Then
Console.WriteLine("Maximum timeout interval of {0} seconds exceeded.",
MaxTimeoutInSeconds)
timedOut = False
Else
Console.WriteLine("Changing the timeout interval to {0}",
timeout)
rgx = New Regex(pattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase, timeout)
timedOut = True
End If
End Try
Loop While timedOut
Console.WriteLine()
Next
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays output like the following:
' Processing aa
' Valid: 'aa' (00.0000779 seconds)
'
' Processing aaaa>
' 'aaaa>' is not a valid string. (00.00005 seconds)
'
' Processing aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
' Valid: 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' (00.0000043 seconds)
'
' Processing aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>
' Timeout with 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>' after 01.00469
' Changing the timeout interval to 00:00:02
' Timeout with 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>' after 02.01202
' Changing the timeout interval to 00:00:03
' Timeout with 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>' after 03.01043
' Maximum timeout interval of 3 seconds exceeded.
'
' Processing aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>
' Timeout with 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>' after 03.01018
' Maximum timeout interval of 3 seconds exceeded.
Remarks
The pattern
parameter consists of regular expression language elements that symbolically describe the string to match. For more information about regular expressions, see the .NET Regular Expressions and Regular Expression Language - Quick Reference topics.
A Regex object is immutable, which means that it can be used only for the match pattern that you define when you create it. However, it can be used any number of times without being recompiled.
The matchTimeout
parameter specifies how long a pattern-matching method should try to find a match before it times out. If no match is found in that time interval, the pattern-matching method throws a RegexMatchTimeoutException exception. matchTimeout
overrides any default time-out value defined for the application domain in which the Regex object is created. The instance pattern-matching methods that observe the matchTimeout
time-out interval include the following:
Setting a time-out interval prevents regular expressions that rely on excessive backtracking from appearing to stop responding when they process input that contains near matches. For more information, see Best Practices for Regular Expressions and Backtracking. To set a reasonable time-out interval, consider the following factors:
The length and complexity of the regular expression pattern. Longer and more complex regular expressions require more time than shorter and simpler ones.
The expected machine load. Processing takes more time on systems that have high CPU and memory utilization.
We recommend that you set the matchTimeout
parameter to an appropriate value, such as two seconds. If you disable time-outs by specifying InfiniteMatchTimeout, the regular expression engine offers slightly better performance. However, you should disable time-outs only under the following conditions:
When the input processed by a regular expression is derived from a known and trusted source or consists of static text. This excludes text that has been dynamically input by users.
When the regular expression pattern has been thoroughly tested to ensure that it efficiently handles matches, non-matches, and near matches.
When the regular expression pattern contains no language elements that are known to cause excessive backtracking when processing a near match.
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