Docs: Prepend regex patterns in C# with @

[mairaw]

A couple of articles show the regex example without using the string literal special character (\@).

I find this harder to validate the pattern. So the article linked here as an example, you could change the line from

"\\b(?<month>\\d{1,2})/(?<day>\\d{1,2})/(?<year>\\d{2,4})\\b",

to

@"\b(?<month>\d{1,2})/(?<day>\d{1,2})/(?<year>\d{2,4})\b",

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• ID: 516dbaa4-c048-ec08-1c3a-3ae241c07d0f
• Version Independent ID: 601553f5-07f6-8959-22e9-37e0b8085ca1
• Content: Regular Expression Example: Changing Date Formats
• Content Source: docs/standard/base-types/regular-expression-example-changing-date-formats.md
• Product: dotnet
• Technology: dotnet-standard
• GitHub Login: @rpetrusha
• Microsoft Alias: ronpet

[MetalDent]

Hi, anyone is working on this issue?

[BillWagner]

@MetalDent No one is working on this yet. Do you want to submit a PR? Either @mairaw or I can help with any questions.

[MetalDent]

@BillWagner you want to change the expressions in the specified article or others also (if present)?

[BillWagner]

@MetalDent I recommend starting with this article. @mairaw can point to others that should be updated as well.

[MetalDent]

@BillWagner the example links in the Content-Source link are not found. Should I update them?

[BillWagner]

@MetalDent Most of the sample code is in our dotnet/samples repository. The docs build clones both repositories and combines them. For example, the first sample in the content source is here.

That does mean fixing an article + an associated sample requires 2 pull requests: one in docs, and another in dotnet/samples.

[eddynaka]

Hi @BillWagner , i was looking for the link that you sent before. I couldn't find anything else to change. Am I missing something? Thanks