List of Regular Expressions

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For example, the search term "sh.rt" returns both "shirt" and "short". - - - - -^ - - -Only finds the search term if the term is at the beginning of a paragraph. Special objects such as empty fields or character-anchored frames, at the beginning of a paragraph are ignored. Example: "^Peter". - - - - -$ - - -Only finds the search term if the term appears at the end of a paragraph. Special objects such as empty fields or character-anchored frames at the end of a paragraph are ignored. Example: "Peter$". - - - - -* - - -Finds zero or more of the characters in front of the "*". For example, "Ab*c" finds "Ac", "Abc", "Abbc", "Abbbc", and so on. - - - - -+ - - -Finds one or more of the characters in front of the "+". For example, "AX.+4" finds "AXx4", but not "AX4". -The longest possible string that matches this search pattern in a paragraph is always found. If the paragraph contains the string "AX 4 AX4", the entire passage is highlighted. - - - - -? - - -Finds zero or one of the characters in front of the "?". For example, "Texts?" finds "Text" and "Texts" and "x(ab|c)?y" finds "xy", "xaby", or "xcy". - - - - -\ - - -Search interprets the special character that follows the "\" as a normal character and not as a regular expression (except for the combinations \n, \t, \>, and \<). For example, "tree\." finds "tree.", not "treed" or "trees". - - - - -\n - - -Represents a line break that was inserted with the Shift+Enter key combination. To change a line break into a paragraph break, enter \n in the Search for and Replace with boxes, and then perform a search and replace. -\n in the Search for text box stands for a line break that was inserted with the Shift+Enter key combination. -\n in the Replace with text box stands for a paragraph break that can be entered with the Enter or Return key. - - - - -\t - - -Represents a tab. You can also use this expression in the Replace with box. - - - - -\> - - -Only finds the search term if it appears at the end of a word. For example, "book\>" finds "checkbook", but not "bookmark". - - - - -\< - - -Only finds the search term if it appears at the beginning of a word. For example, "\<book" finds "bookmark", but not "checkbook". - - - - -^$ - - -Finds an empty paragraph. - - - - -^. - - -Finds the first character of a paragraph. - - - - -& or $0 - - -Adds the string that was found by the search criteria in the Search for box to the term in the Replace with box when you make a replacement. -For example, if you enter "window" in the Search for box and "&frame" in the Replace with box, the word "window" is replaced with "windowframe". -You can also enter an "&" in the Replace with box to modify the Attributes or the Format of the string found by the search criteria. - - - - -[abc123] - - -Represents one of the characters that are between the brackets. - - - - -[a-e] - - -Represents any of the characters that are between a and e. - - - - -[a-eh-x] - - -Represents any of the characters that are between a-e and h-x. - - - - -[^a-s] - - -Represents any character that is not between a and s. - - - - -\xXXXX - - -Represents a special character based on its four-digit hexadecimal code (XXXX). -The code for the special character depends on the font used. You can view the codes by choosing Insert - Special Character. - - - - -| - - -Finds the terms that occur before or after the "|". For example, "this|that" finds "this" and "that". - - - - -{2} - - -Defines the number of times that the character in front of the opening bracket occurs. For example, "tre{2}" finds "tree". - - - - -{1,2} - - -Defines the number of times that the character in front of the opening bracket can occur. For example, "tre{1,2}" finds both "tree" and "treated". - - - - -{1,} - - -Defines the minimum number of times that the character in front of the opening bracket can occur. For example, "tre{2,}" finds "tree", "treee", and "treeeee". - - - - -( ) - - -In the Search for box: -Defines the characters inside the parentheses as a reference. You can then refer to the first reference in the current expression with "\1", to the second reference with "\2", and so on. -For example, if your text contains the number 13487889 and you search using the regular expression (8)7\1\1, "8788" is found. -You can also use () to group terms, for example, "a(bc)?d" finds "ad" or "abcd". -In the Replace with box:i83322 -Use $ (dollar) instead of \ (backslash) to replace references. Use $0 to replace the whole found string. - - - - -[:alpha:] - - -Represents an alphabetic character. Use [:alpha:]+ to find one of them. - - - - -[:digit:] - - -Represents a decimal digit. Use [:digit:]+ to find one of them. - - - - -[:alnum:] - - -Represents an alphanumeric character ([:alpha:] and [:digit:]). - - - - -[:space:] - - -Represents a space character (but not other whitespace characters).UFI: see #i41706# - - - - -[:print:] - - -Represents a printable character. - - - - -[:cntrl:] - - -Represents a nonprinting character. - - - - -[:lower:] - - -Represents a lowercase character if Match case is selected in Options. - - - - -[:upper:] - - -Represents an uppercase character if Match case is selected in Options. - - - -

-Examples -You can combine the search terms to form complex searches. -To find three-digit numbers alone in a paragraph -^[:digit:]{3}$ -^ means the match has to be at the start of a paragraph, -[:digit:] matches any decimal digit, -{3} means there must be exactly 3 copies of "digit", -$ means the match must end a paragraph. -

-Wiki page about regular expressions in Writer -Wiki page about regular expressions in Calc -

- - + + + + Character + + + Result/Use + + + + + Any character + + + Represents the given character unless otherwise specified. + + + + + . + + + Represents any single character except for a line break or paragraph break. For example, the search term "sh.rt" returns both "shirt" and "short". + + + + + ^ + + + Only finds the search term if the term is at the beginning of a paragraph. Special objects such as empty fields or character-anchored frames, at the beginning of a paragraph are ignored. Example: "^Peter". + + + + + $ + + + Only finds the search term if the term appears at the end of a paragraph. Special objects such as empty fields or character-anchored frames at the end of a paragraph are ignored. Example: "Peter$". + + + + + * + + + Finds zero or more of the characters in front of the "*". For example, "Ab*c" finds "Ac", "Abc", "Abbc", "Abbbc", and so on. + + + + + + + + + Finds one or more of the characters in front of the "+". For example, "AX.+4" finds "AXx4", but not "AX4". + The longest possible string that matches this search pattern in a paragraph is always found. If the paragraph contains the string "AX 4 AX4", the entire passage is highlighted. + + + + + ? + + + Finds zero or one of the characters in front of the "?". For example, "Texts?" finds "Text" and "Texts" and "x(ab|c)?y" finds "xy", "xaby", or "xcy". + + + + + \ + + + Search interprets the special character that follows the "\" as a normal character and not as a regular expression (except for the combinations \n, \t, \>, and \<). For example, "tree\." finds "tree.", not "treed" or "trees". + + + + + \n + + + Represents a line break that was inserted with the Shift+Enter key combination. To change a line break into a paragraph break, enter \n in the Search for and Replace with boxes, and then perform a search and replace. + \n in the Search for text box stands for a line break that was inserted with the Shift+Enter key combination. + \n in the Replace with text box stands for a paragraph break that can be entered with the Enter or Return key. + + + + + \t + + + Represents a tab. You can also use this expression in the Replace with box. + + + + + \> + + + Only finds the search term if it appears at the end of a word. For example, "book\>" finds "checkbook", but not "bookmark". + + + + + \< + + + Only finds the search term if it appears at the beginning of a word. For example, "\<book" finds "bookmark", but not "checkbook". + + + + + ^$ + + + Finds an empty paragraph. + + + + + ^. + + + Finds the first character of a paragraph. + + + + + & or $0 + + + Adds the string that was found by the search criteria in the Search for box to the term in the Replace with box when you make a replacement. + For example, if you enter "window" in the Search for box and "&frame" in the Replace with box, the word "window" is replaced with "windowframe". + You can also enter an "&" in the Replace with box to modify the Attributes or the Format of the string found by the search criteria. + + + + + [abc123] + + + Represents one of the characters that are between the brackets. + + + + + [a-e] + + + Represents any of the characters that are between a and e. + + + + + [a-eh-x] + + + Represents any of the characters that are between a-e and h-x. + + + + + [^a-s] + + + Represents any character that is not between a and s. + + + + + \xXXXX + + + Represents a special character based on its four-digit hexadecimal code (XXXX). + The code for the special character depends on the font used. You can view the codes by choosing Insert - Special Character. + + + + + | + + + Finds the terms that occur before or after the "|". For example, "this|that" finds "this" and "that". + + + + + {2} + + + Defines the number of times that the character in front of the opening bracket occurs. For example, "tre{2}" finds "tree". + + + + + {1,2} + + + Defines the number of times that the character in front of the opening bracket can occur. For example, "tre{1,2}" finds both "tree" and "treated". + + + + + {1,} + + + Defines the minimum number of times that the character in front of the opening bracket can occur. For example, "tre{2,}" finds "tree", "treee", and "treeeee". + + + + + ( ) + + + In the Search for box: + Defines the characters inside the parentheses as a reference. You can then refer to the first reference in the current expression with "\1", to the second reference with "\2", and so on. + For example, if your text contains the number 13487889 and you search using the regular expression (8)7\1\1, "8788" is found. + You can also use () to group terms, for example, "a(bc)?d" finds "ad" or "abcd". + In the Replace with box:i83322 + Use $ (dollar) instead of \ (backslash) to replace references. Use $0 to replace the whole found string. + + + + + [:alpha:] + + + Represents an alphabetic character. Use [:alpha:]+ to find one of them. + + + + + [:digit:] + + + Represents a decimal digit. Use [:digit:]+ to find one of them. + + + + + [:alnum:] + + + Represents an alphanumeric character ([:alpha:] and [:digit:]). + + + + + [:space:] + + + Represents a space character (but not other whitespace characters).UFI: see #i41706# + + + + + [:print:] + + + Represents a printable character. + + + + + [:cntrl:] + + + Represents a nonprinting character. + + + + + [:lower:] + + + Represents a lowercase character if Match case is selected in Options. + + + + + [:upper:] + + + Represents an uppercase character if Match case is selected in Options. + + + +

+ + Examples + You can combine the search terms to form complex searches. + To find three-digit numbers alone in a paragraph + ^[:digit:]{3}$ + ^ means the match has to be at the start of a paragraph, + [:digit:] matches any decimal digit, + {3} means there must be exactly 3 copies of "digit", + $ means the match must end a paragraph. +

+ Wiki page about regular expressions in Writer + Wiki page about regular expressions in Calc +

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