>> "Tim Haley" <ymaraner@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:c7ftou$80o$1@is.intellij.net... >> >>> I keep making the same mistake. >>> >>> It would be nice if the syntax was clearly identified somewhere; like >>> in a >>> tooltip, or at least in the help documentation. >> >> >> The syntax is precisely java.util.regex. So it is documented in >> corresponding java docs.
True, but the help documentation doesn't actually indicate whether regular expressions also apply to the replacement string (it does). The current help says: If selected, allows you to use perl5-like regular expressions. But I think the help should instead add some text at the end to say: If selected, allows you to use perl5-like regular expressions in both the Text to find and the Replace with text.
Jon
Well, it's definitely Java regex syntax, not Perl, so it looks like a bug in documentation. Could you submit an SCR?
Rob Harwood wrote: >> True, but the help documentation doesn't actually indicate whether >> regular expressions also apply to the replacement string (it does). >> The current help says: >> If selected, allows you to use perl5-like regular expressions. >> But I think the help should instead add some text at the end to say: >> If selected, allows you to use perl5-like regular expressions in >> both the Text to find and the Replace with text. >> >> Jon
Well, it's definitely Java regex syntax, not Perl, so it looks like a bug in documentation. Could you submit an SCR?
Jon Steelman wrote:
>> "Tim Haley" <ymaraner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:c7ftou$80o$1@is.intellij.net...
>>
>>> I keep making the same mistake.
>>>
>>> It would be nice if the syntax was clearly identified somewhere; like
>>> in a
>>> tooltip, or at least in the help documentation.
>>
>>
>> The syntax is precisely java.util.regex. So it is documented in
>> corresponding java docs.
Well, it's definitely Java regex syntax, not Perl, so it looks like a
bug in documentation. Could you submit an SCR?
Rob Harwood wrote:
>> True, but the help documentation doesn't actually indicate whether
>> regular expressions also apply to the replacement string (it does).
>> The current help says:
>> If selected, allows you to use perl5-like regular expressions.
>> But I think the help should instead add some text at the end to say:
>> If selected, allows you to use perl5-like regular expressions in
>> both the Text to find and the Replace with text.
>>
>> Jon
Done: http://www.intellij.net/tracker/idea/viewSCR?publicId=32520
Jon