Regex to remove filepath from url C# .NET

Question

I wrote this regex :

Its job is to capture a web address but remove the filepath. e.g. www.example.com/removethis/andthis/ - leaving me with just www.example.com

The .NET tester I used (regexstorm.net/tester) gave me a different output.

How would I fix my regex to give my desired result?

Don't do it with a regex. Do a `var url = new Uri(someAdress)`, then parse the domain name out it through `url.Host`. (http://stackoverflow.com/a/14212007/5296568) — Maximilian Gerhardt, Dec 04 '15 at 14:03
You can just split the string with `/` and use the 0th element. — Wiktor Stribiżew, Dec 04 '15 at 14:48

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 04 '15 at 14:04

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Don't use a regex, use the Uri class which has built in Host property to extract the relevant part of the url.

answered Dec 04 '15 at 14:04

Andrew Hanlon

score -1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

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Use the URI class

See this stack overflow for an example

edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

Community

answered Dec 04 '15 at 14:06

PingCrosby

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