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If not, see + * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html> + * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License. + * + ************************************************************************ + --> + + +<meta> + <topic id="textswriterguidesearch_regexpxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> + <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Using Wildcards in Text Searches</title> + <filename>/text/swriter/guide/search_regexp.xhp</filename> + </topic> + </meta> + <body> +<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3150099"><bookmark_value>wildcards, see regular expressions</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>searching; with wildcards</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>regular expressions;searching</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>examples for regular expressions</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>characters;finding all</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>invisible characters;finding</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>paragraph marks;searching</bookmark_value> +</bookmark><comment>mw deleted "wildcards;" and inserted wildcards crossreference</comment><comment>mw added "paragraph marks;"</comment> +<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150099" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" + oldref="15"><variable id="search_regexp"><link href="text/swriter/guide/search_regexp.xhp">Using Wildcards in Text Searches</link> +</variable></paragraph> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id0509200916345516" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Wildcards or placeholders can be used to search for some unspecified or even invisible characters.</paragraph> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155182" role="paragraph" oldref="50">You can use wildcards when you find and replace text in a document. For example, "s.n" finds "sun" and "son".</paragraph> + <list type="ordered"> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155907" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="40">Choose <item type="menuitem">Edit - Find & Replace</item>.</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id2142399" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <item type="menuitem">More Options</item> to expand the dialog.</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155861" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="41">Select the <item type="menuitem">Regular expressions</item> check box.</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149843" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="42">In the <item type="menuitem">Search for</item> box, type the search term and the wildcard(s) that you want to use in your search.</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156113" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="51">Click <item type="menuitem">Find</item> or <item type="menuitem">Find All</item>.</paragraph> + </listitem> + </list> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153401" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" + oldref="52">Regular Expression Examples</paragraph> + <list type="ordered"> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149641" role="listitem" oldref="44">The wildcard for a single character is a period (.).</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153136" role="listitem" oldref="43">The wildcard for zero or more occurrences of the previous character is an asterisk. For example: "123*" finds "12" "123", and "1233".</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149609" role="listitem" oldref="45">The wildcard combination to search for zero or more occurrences of any character is a period and asterisk (.*).</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149854" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="46">The wildcard for the end of a paragraph is a dollar sign ($). The wildcard character combination for the start of a paragraph is a caret and a period (^.).</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id0509200916345545" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">The wildcard for a tab character is \t.</paragraph> + </listitem> + </list> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153414" role="note" l10n="CHG" oldref="49">A search using a regular expression will work only within one paragraph. To search using a regular expression in more than one paragraph, do a separate search in each paragraph.</paragraph> + <section id="relatedtopics"> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149875" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="48"><link href="text/shared/01/02100001.xhp" name="List of Wildcards">List of Wildcards</link></paragraph> + </section> + </body> +</helpdocument>
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