what about something like:

Regex.IsMatch(youArray[i],"\bMyWord\b");

Joe

--- In [email protected], Eric Cantrall 
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> Couldn't you do something like this???
> 
>  
> 
> Convert the Word your searching for to an Object using the CType 
function
> 
>  
> 
> Loop through the Array and use the Object,Equals method on the 
Array Index
> Value
> 
>  
> 
> It should return a Boolean value of whether or not your Objects are 
Equal.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Helge Thomas Hellerud [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 10:40 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk] Check if a word exists in an 
string
> array
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks, but then I have to take the word out of the array, before 
comparing.
> When there are many words in the array, I believe there must be an 
advantage
> to search for the word directly in the array?
> 
> Helge
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Eric Cantrall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: 26. januar 2005 16:35
> To: '[email protected]'
> Subject: RE: [AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk] Check if a word exists in an 
string
> array
> 
> Look at these methods:
> 
> 
> 
> I believe you might want String.Equals
> 
> 
> 
> String.Compare
> 
> String.CompareTo
> 
> String.Equals
> 
> 
> 
> Instead of IndexOf
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> HTH 
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> 
> --Eric
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Helge Thomas Hellerud [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 10:23 AM
> To: AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk
> Subject: [AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk] Check if a word exists in an 
string array
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> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have a string array with words. How can I check if a specific 
word exists
> in the array?
> 
> The problem with myArray.IndexOf(myArray, word) is that it returns 
> 0 if
> the parameter word is a part of an element in the array (i.e. the 
word "in"
> matches "invite"). I want to check if only the WHOLE word exists, 
not a part
> of it.
> 
> Helge
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