Get context for search string in text in C#
- by soundslike
Given a string text which contains newline there is a search keyword which matches an item within the text.
How do I implement the following in C#:
searchIdx = search index (starting with 0, then 1, etc. for each successive call to GetSearchContext. Initially start with 0.
contextsTxt = string data to search in
searchTxt = keyword to search for in contextsTxt
numLines = number of lines to return surrounding the searchTxt found (ie. 1 = the line the searchTxt is found on, 2 = the line the searchTxt is found on, 3 = the line above the searchTxt is found on, the line the searchTxt is found on, and the line below the searchTxt is found on)
returns the "context" based on the parameters
string GetSearchContext(int searchIdx, string contentsTxt, string searchTxt, int numLines);
If there's a better function interface to accomplish this feel free to suggest that as well.
I tried the following but doesn't seem to work properly all the time:
private string GetSearchContext(string contentValue, string search, int numLines)
{
int searchIdx = contentValue.IndexOf(search);
int startIdx = 0;
int lastIdx = 0;
while (startIdx != -1 && (startIdx = contentValue.IndexOf('\n', startIdx+1)) < searchIdx)
{
lastIdx = startIdx;
}
startIdx = lastIdx;
if (startIdx < 0)
startIdx = 0;
int endIdx = searchIdx;
int lineCnt = 0;
while (endIdx != -1 && lineCnt++ < numLines)
{
endIdx = contentValue.IndexOf('\n', endIdx + 1);
}
if (endIdx == -1 || endIdx > contentValue.Length - 1)
endIdx = contentValue.Length - 1;
string lines = contentValue.Substring(startIdx, endIdx - startIdx + 1);
if (lines[0] == '\n')
lines = lines.Substring(1);
if (lines[lines.Length - 1] == '\n')
{
lines = lines.Substring(0, lines.Length - 1);
}
if (lines[lines.Length - 1] == '\r')
{
lines = lines.Substring(0, lines.Length - 1);
}
return lines;
}
