Using Regex method Replace: by another string

    
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Imports System

Public Class MainClass

   Shared Sub Main()
      Dim testString1 As String = "This sentence ends in 5 stars *****"

      Dim testString2 As String = "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8"
      Dim testRegex1 As Regex = New Regex("stars")
      Dim testRegex2 As Regex = New Regex("\d")
      
      Console.WriteLine("Original String 1" & vbTab & _
         vbTab & vbTab & testString1)

      testString1 = testRegex1.Replace(testString1, "carets")

      Console.WriteLine("""carets"" substituted for " & _
         """stars""" & vbTab & testString1)
  End Sub ' Main

End Class

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