Strings in vb.net language

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How do I count the number of words in a given text string in vb.net language ????????

Posted 7-Dec-12 11:49am

mazen albarakani

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Function WordCount(text As String)

  Dim pattern As String = "\b(\w+)\b"
  Dim r As Regex = New Regex(pattern)

  Return r.Matches(text).Count

End Function

Posted 7-Dec-12 12:27pm

CPallini

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 7-Dec-12 18:39pm

At least no need to define what a "word" is; a 5.
--SA

CPallini 7-Dec-12 18:41pm

Thank you, sir.

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joshrduncan2012 · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-07T11:55:00

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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=vb.net+count+number+of+words+in+string[^]

Posted 7-Dec-12 11:55am

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