Capturing a repeated group

Question

I am attempting to parse a string like the following using a .NET regular expression:

H3Y5NC8E-TGA5B6SB-2NVAQ4E0

and return the following u

Answer 1

What are the defining characteristics of a valid block? We'd need to know that in order to really be helpful.

My generic suggestion, validate the charset in a first step, then split and parse in a seperate method based on what you expect. If this is in a web site/app then you can use the ASP Regex validation on the front end then break it up on the back end.