Match returning capture but not pattern

Question

There is a question here:

But my question is different

I use

var match = _regex.Match(inputString);
return match.Value;

And I would like to cope without referring to groups by index. Is it possible?

I would like to have a match which does not return #WORD from string #WORD "SOMEWORD"

Pattern: ^#WORD(.+)$

Input: #WORD "SOMEWORD"

returns #WORD "SOMEWORD"

I need only "SOMEWORD"

You can turn your capture group into named `(?.+)` and use [this](https://stackoverflow.com/q/906493/4685428) answer. Or just refer your group by index (1 in your case) — Aleks Andreev, Feb 22 '19 at 12:11
You already captured the part, access it with `match.Groups[1].Value` or - if you need to trim it - `match.Groups[1].Value.Trim()`. — Wiktor Stribiżew, Feb 22 '19 at 12:12

Derviş Kayımbaşıoğlu · Answer 1 · 2019-02-22T23:36:01.117

-1

you can use

(?<=^#WORD ")\w+(?="$)

edited Feb 22 '19 at 23:36

answered Feb 22 '19 at 12:12

Do you mean `?<=`? `?!` will superficially work but not for the right reasons. – Rawling Feb 22 '19 at 12:20
Not working, one can put any string instead of WORD – Dmitry Dyachkov Feb 22 '19 at 12:24
Sorry I made typo. It is now fixed. can you try again? – Derviş Kayımbaşıoğlu Feb 22 '19 at 23:36

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