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Is Regex the best way to do simple pattern matching in VB?

Is Regex the best way to do simple pattern matching in VB.NET.

Here I'm check in the string has the word News in it.

            Dim objMatch As Match

            objMatch = Regex.Match("News", sSave.ToString)

            If (objMatch.Success) Then
                '     sSave = "Got News"
            End If
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Thanks,  it does have a weakness.

If the string is the same size that your looking for it doesn't work.

Example looks for News inside of News
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IndexOf is the way to go if you are looking for a simple string within another string.  Don't get RegEx unless you are looking for more complex patterns (like multiple strings separated by any number of characters, patterns, etc).
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Thanks a ton, both of you