Using RegEx, how can we replace n blank/white spaces with n-1 blanks where n > 0.

Question

Example:
Input: w1 w2   w3  w4
Desired output: w1w2  w3 w4

The input string has one, three and two blank spaces, respectively. And, the output string has zero, two and one blank spaces, respectively.

Please help. Thanks,

Nam

Answer 1

Regex:  \s(\s*)
Replace:  ${1}

try:

resultString = Regex.Replace(subjectString, @"\s(\s*)", "${1}");

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Ron

Answer 2

Thanks to Ron - his following suggestion works perfectly:

resultString = Regex.Replace(subjectString, @"\s(\s*)", "${1}");

Nam

Answer 3

On Sun, 6 May 2012 20:03:31 +0000, namwam wrote:

 

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>Thanks to Ron - his following suggestion works perfectly:

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>resultString = Regex.Replace(subjectString, @"\s(\s*)", "${1}");

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>Nam

 

Glad to help.  Thanks for the feedback.

 

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Ron