ExtractRegularExpression Class

Extracts text from the response that matches the regular expression pattern.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting.ExtractionRule
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting.Rules.ExtractRegularExpression

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting.Rules
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.WebTestFramework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.WebTestFramework.dll)

'Declaration
Public Class ExtractRegularExpression _
    Inherits ExtractionRule

public class ExtractRegularExpression : ExtractionRule

public ref class ExtractRegularExpression : public ExtractionRule

type ExtractRegularExpression =  
    class 
        inherit ExtractionRule 
    end

public class ExtractRegularExpression extends ExtractionRule

The ExtractRegularExpression type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	ExtractRegularExpression	Initializes a new instance of the ExtractRegularExpression class.

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	Name	Description
	ContextParameterName	Gets or sets the context name of the extracted property. (Inherited from ExtractionRule.)
	HtmlDecode	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the extracted value should be HTML decoded before the value is placed in the Web performance test context.
	IgnoreCase	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether matching is case-sensitive.
	Index	Gets or sets a value that represents an index value of an occurrence of a string that is located in the HtmlDocument.
	RegularExpression	Gets or sets a regular expression which defines the string to extract.
	Required	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the extraction fails if the text represented by RegularExpression does not exist in the HtmlDocument.
	RuleDescription	Obsolete. This method is no longer used. Use the DisplayNameAttribute on the class to set a description for this rule. (Inherited from ExtractionRule.)
	RuleName	Obsolete. This method is no longer used. Use the DisplayNameAttribute on the class to set a display name for this rule. (Inherited from ExtractionRule.)

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	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Extract	Finds the text represented by the regular expression in the response and adds the value to the WebTestContext. (Overrides ExtractionRule.Extract(Object, ExtractionEventArgs).)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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This extraction rule provides great flexibility for searching text responses for an occurrence of a string.

For more information about regular expression characters, see Character Classes in Regular Expressions.

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.