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Do you mean like &quot;Ph.D.&quot;, &quot;Jr.&quot;, &quot;Sr.&quot;, etc.? If so, here is a start:<br />
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<pre><code id="code-20-36994720-1">Dim pattern As String = &quot;ph\.d\.|jr\.|sr\.|Atty&quot;</code></pre>
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You can add more suffixes by inserting a pipe ( | ) and then the suffix. Make sure you escape any dots with a backslash like I did above.
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Do you mean like "Ph.D.", "Jr.", "Sr.", etc.? If so, here is a start:



Dim pattern As String = "ph\.d\.|jr\.|sr\.|Atty"


You can add more suffixes by inserting a pipe ( | ) and then the suffix. Make sure you escape any dots with a backslash like I did above.

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Fine, Then how do you call the expression to return a true/false condition?<br />

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Fine, Then how do you call the expression to return a true/false condition?


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Be sure to turn on case-insensitivity. I forgot to demonstrate that above.<br />
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<pre><code id="code-20-36994734-1">Regex.IsMatch(input, pattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)</code></pre>
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Be sure to turn on case-insensitivity. I forgot to demonstrate that above.



Regex.IsMatch(input, pattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)

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You can use the method I demonstrated immediately above for a true/false return.
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You can use the method I demonstrated immediately above for a true/false return.

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Is it possible to use the expression to just remove it from the name to begin with?<br />
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MyName.Replace(pattern,&quot;&quot;)<wbr />?<br />
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Is it possible to use the expression to just remove it from the name to begin with?

MyName.Replace(pattern,"")?



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Certainly:<br />
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<pre><code id="code-20-36994892-1">Regex.Replace(input, pattern, String.Empty, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)</code></pre>
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Certainly:



Regex.Replace(input, pattern, String.Empty, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)

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Could someone show me how to use regular expression to look for common suffixes in a person's name?<br />
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Could someone show me how to use regular expression to look for common suffixes in a person's name?



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