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Extract the first N words from a string with C#

This code will return the first 5 words, change the number in the regular expression as needed:

string testString = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
string firstWords = Regex.Match(testString, @"^(\w+\b.*?){5}").ToString();


posted @ Friday, December 16, 2011 11:03 AM

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# re: Extract the first N words from a string with C#

work like a charm 4/24/2012 3:03 PM | Aziz ur Rahman