Whether a string is a compound word, ie if it contains a '-' inside the word. Ex: -test -> not compound six-figure -> compound - CSharp System

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Whether a string is a compound word, ie if it contains a '-' inside the word. Ex: -test -> not compound six-figure -> compound

Demo Code


using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Text;
using System.Net.Mail;
using System.Linq;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System;//from  www.  j a v a2  s.c  o  m

public class Main{
        /// <summary>
        /// Whether a string is a compound word, ie if it contains a '-' inside the word.
        /// Ex:
        /// -test -> not compound
        /// six-figure -> compound
        /// </summary>
        public static bool IsCompoundWord(string input)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(input))
            {
                return false;
            }

            return Regex.IsMatch(input, "^(\\w+\\-)+\\w+$");
        }
}

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