(\w) matches a word character. This is the first capturing group.
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim pattern As String = "(\w)\1"
Dim words() As String = { "this", "is", "a", "test"}
For Each word As String In words
Dim match As Match = Regex.Match(word, pattern)
If match.Success Then
Console.WriteLine("'{0}' found in '{1}' at position {2}.",match.Value, word, match.Index)
Else
Console.WriteLine("No double characters in '{0}'.", word)
End If
Next
End Sub
End Module
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