' URL that generated this code:
' http://txt2re.com/index-vb.php3?s=42%2043&6

Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Module1

  Sub Main
    Dim txt As String ="42 43"

    Dim re1 As String=".*?"	'Non-greedy match on filler
    Dim re2 As String ="\d"	'Uninteresting: d
    Dim re3 As String="(\d)"	'Any Single Digit 1

    Dim r As Regex = new Regex(re1+re2+re3,RegexOptions.IgnoreCase Or RegexOptions.Singleline)
    Dim m As Match = r.Match(txt)
    If (m.Success) Then
        Dim d1=m.Groups(1)
        Console.WriteLine("("+d1.ToString()+")"+"")
    End If
    Console.ReadLine()
  End Sub
End Module

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