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Regex Constructor (System.Text.RegularExpressions) | Microsoft Learn

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Regex.cs
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Regex.cs
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Regex.cs

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
pattern
String

The regular expression pattern to match.

options
RegexOptions

A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that modify the regular expression.

Exceptions

A regular expression parsing error occurred.

options is not a valid RegexOptions value.

-or-

matchTimeout is negative, zero, or greater than approximately 24 days.

Examples

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:

Notes to Callers

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:

See also

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