Is it possible to generate an example string based on a regex pattern?

Question

In my application the user can enter his own regex pattern into a text box so he can force a certain input for another user/text box. Is it possible for the user to see an examp

Answer 1

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Example

var regex = @"((mailto\:|(news|(ht|f)tp(s?))\://){1}\S+)";
var xeger = new Xeger(regex);

var result = Regex.IsMatch(xeger.Generate(), regex);
// -> Prints 'true'