Find and replace all the words starting with a specific character

Question

I have a requirement to replace all words starting with $ in a Word document

sample:

$Address
$Lastname etc.

Now at the beginning I must create a list with all words that start with $ After that I replace all words

$Lastname -> Waning etc

How can I create a list with all words starting with $ in spiredoc ?

Have you tried anything yet? – Alf Moh Jul 26 '17 at 08:28 — Alf Moh, Jul 26 '17 at 08:28
Show what you have tried. – Fruchtzwerg Jul 26 '17 at 08:28 — Fruchtzwerg, Jul 26 '17 at 08:28

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 27 '17 at 06:44

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You can use a regular expression and FillAllPattern() method to find the words that start with $ and return results in TextSelection collection.

Regex regex = new Regex(@"\$\w+\b");
TextSelection[] selections = document.FindAllPattern(regex);

To replace string that matches a specific regex with a new string, use Document.Replace(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex Pattern, string replace) method.

edited Jul 27 '17 at 06:44

Gautam Savaliya

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answered Jul 27 '17 at 06:06

vaalex

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Thank you Alex, this is exactly what i need! – Vinothini Krishnan Jul 27 '17 at 09:12

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 26 '17 at 08:34

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Read the file. Split the words with Split() and keep result in list

string s = "word file text";
List<string> words = s.Split(' ');

and control items in List

List<string> result = new List<string>();
foreach(string item in words)
{
    if (item .StartsWith("$")) 
    {
        result.Add(item);
    }
}

result returns strings which contain $

answered Jul 26 '17 at 08:34

Kemal Güler

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This requires me to get text from Word file, which is not a brilliant way for completing my task. Thanks anyway for your answer. – Vinothini Krishnan Jul 27 '17 at 09:20

Find and replace all the words starting with a specific character

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