what about something like:
Regex.IsMatch(youArray[i],"\bMyWord\b"); Joe --- In [email protected], Eric Cantrall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > > > > > > > -----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 > > > > HTH > > > > --Eric > > > > -----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 > > > > 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 > > > > > > > _____ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk/ > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk/> > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk/ > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk/> > > > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] subject=Unsubscrib > e> > > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> > > Service. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ________________________________________ > Yahoo! Groups Links > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk/ > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk/> > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > _____ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk/ > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk/> > > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] subject=Unsubscrib > e> > > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Service. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
