Regular Search Expressions
Search expressions allow you to narrow the result displayed in several windows. The search string can contain alphanumeric characters and mask characters. The string has to fulfill the rules of ECMAScript Regular Expressions. Further details can be found on http://regexlib.com/CheatSheet.aspx.
| Mask | Description |
|---|
| . |
The dot matches one character. |
| .* |
Matches none or more characters. |
| \d |
Matches a digit (0-9). |
| ( ) |
Group characters. |
| [ ] |
Group characters as "or". |
| {num} |
Repeat factor. |
| ^chr |
Line starts with chr |
| chr$ |
Line ends with chr |
Examples
| Example Search String | Find all Symbols that ... |
|---|
| . |
consist of 1 character. |
| .{3} |
consist of 3 characters. |
| .*port.* |
contain the string "port". |
| .*\d$ |
end with a digit. |
| .*\d{2}$ |
end with two digits. |
| ^(ad){2}.* |
start with the string "adad". |
| .*[abc]^ |
end with any character "a", "b", or "c". |
| .*[a-c]$ |
end with any character between "a" and "c" ("a", "b", or "c"). |
| .*[a-cr]$ |
end with any character between "a" and "c" or "r" ("a", "b", "c", or "r"). |
| .*[a-c1-3]$ |
end with any character between "a" and "c" or with any digit between "1" and "3". |
| .*[ac][2].* |
contain an "a" or "c", and a "2". |
| ^[ad]{2}.* |
start with an "aa", "dd", "ad", or "da". |
