tdf#118076 Clarify use of regexp in writer search
Writer only supports regex in searches. Wildcards restricted to Calc.
Change-Id: If0ac52672a397832d48754e8221967b7b30b4df6
Reviewed-on: https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/70551
Tested-by: Jenkins
Reviewed-by: Olivier Hallot <olivier.hallot@libreoffice.org>
diff --git a/source/text/swriter/guide/search_regexp.xhp b/source/text/swriter/guide/search_regexp.xhp
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<topic id="textswriterguidesearch_regexpxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Using Wildcards in Text Searches</title>
<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Using Regular Expressions in Text Searches</title>
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<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 xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3150099">
<bookmark_value>wildcards, see regular expressions</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>searching; with regular expressions</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"><variable id="search_regexp"><link href="text/swriter/guide/search_regexp.xhp">Using Wildcards in Text Searches</link>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150099" role="heading" level="1"><variable id="search_regexp"><link href="text/swriter/guide/search_regexp.xhp">Using Regular Expressions in Text Searches</link>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id0509200916345516" role="paragraph">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">You can use wildcards when you find and replace text in a document. For example, "s.n" finds "sun" and "son".</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id0509200916345516" role="paragraph">Regular expressions can be used to search for some unspecified or even invisible characters.</paragraph>
<note id="par_id421554926388821">Searching with regular expressions is different from searching with wildcards. %PRODUCTNAME Writer only supports searching with regular expressions.</note>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155182" role="paragraph">You can use regular expressions when you find and replace text in a document. For example, "s.n" finds "sun" and "son".</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155907" role="listitem">Choose <item type="menuitem">Edit - Find & Replace</item>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155861" role="listitem">Select the <item type="menuitem">Regular expressions</item> check box.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149843" role="listitem">In the <item type="menuitem">Find</item> box, type the search term and the wildcard(s) that you want to use in your search.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149843" role="listitem">In the <item type="menuitem">Find</item> box, type the search term and the regular expression(s) that you want to use in your search.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156113" role="listitem">Click <item type="menuitem">Find Next</item> or <item type="menuitem">Find All</item>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153401" role="heading" level="2">Regular Expression Examples</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149641" role="listitem">The wildcard for a single character is a period (.).</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149641" role="listitem">The regular expression for a single character is a period (.).</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153136" role="listitem">The wildcard for zero or more occurrences of the previous character is an asterisk. For example: "123*" finds "12" "123", and "1233".</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153136" role="listitem">The regular expression 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">The wildcard combination to search for zero or more occurrences of any character is a period and asterisk (.*).</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149609" role="listitem">The regular expression combination to search for zero or more occurrences of any character is a period and asterisk (.*).</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149854" role="listitem">The wildcard for the end of a paragraph is a dollar sign ($). The wildcard character combination for the start of a paragraph is a caret and a period (^.).</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149854" role="listitem">The regular expression for the end of a paragraph is a dollar sign ($). The regular expression character combination for the start of a paragraph is a caret and a period (^.).</paragraph>
</listitem>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id0509200916345545" role="listitem">The wildcard for a tab character is \t.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id0509200916345545" role="listitem">The regular expression for a tab character is \t.</paragraph>
</listitem>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153414" role="note">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"><link href="text/shared/01/02100001.xhp" name="List of Wildcards">List of Wildcards</link></paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149875" role="paragraph"><link href="text/shared/01/02100001.xhp" name="List of regular expressions">List of regular expressions</link></paragraph>
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