[VB.Net][example] get string within tags

 Module VBModule

    Sub Main()

        Dim patternStr AS String = "<NUM> <PUBNAME> | <PUBDATE>"

        Dim patterns As String() = patternStr.split("<")

        Dim patternLen As Integer = patterns.length - 1

        

        For index As Integer = 1 To patternLen

            Console.WriteLine(patterns(index).Substring(0, patterns(index).IndexOf(">")))

        Next

    End Sub

End Module

Result:

NUM

PUBNAME

PUBDATE