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user2598794
user2598794

Reputation: 727

Regex for <span> tag with style attribute

How could I match a text between a span opening and closing tags with style attribute?:

<span style="white-space: pre-line">some text</span>

I tried the following pattern but it doesn't work:

<span style=\"white-space: pre-line\">(.*)</span>

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1399

Answers (1)

Paolo Tedesco
Paolo Tedesco

Reputation: 57302

First of all, it is in general a bad idea to parse HTML with a Regex.

It would be better to use a solution to parse HTML, like HTML Agility Pack.

That said, if you need help with Regular Expressions, you can download a tool that will help you analyze and test them. There are several tools available for that, I personally like Expresso.

In this particular case, I think you are having problems with the spaces, but I cannot be sure since you are not showing the RegexOptions you are using to build your Regex. Try 

<span\s*style=\"white-space:\s*pre-line\">(.*)</span>

Upvotes: 2

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