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ksnf3000
ksnf3000

Reputation: 19

Using regex replacement in Sublime 3

I am trying to use replace in Sublime using regular expressions but I'm stuck. I tried various combinations but don't seem to be getting there.

This is the input and my desired output:

Input: N_BBP_c_46137_n

Output : BBP

I tried combinations of: 

[^BBP]+\b
\*BBP*+\g

But none of the above (and many others) don't seem to work.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 155

Answers (2)

The fourth bird
The fourth bird

Reputation: 163342

To turn N_BBP_c_46137_n into BBP and according to the comment just want that entire long name such as N_BBP_ to be replaced by only BBP* you might also use a capture group to keep BBP.

\bN_(BBP)_\S*
  • \bN_ Match N preceded by a word boundary
  • (BBP) Capture group 1, match BBP (or use [A-Z]+ to match 1+ uppercase chars)
  • _\S* Match _ followed by 0+ times a non whitespace char

In the replacement use the first capturing group $1

Regex demo

Upvotes: 1

Wiktor Stribiżew
Wiktor Stribiżew

Reputation: 626835

You may use

(N_)[^_]*(_c_\d+_n)

Replace with ${1}some new value$2.

Details

  • (N_) - Group 1 ($1 or ${1} if the next char is a digit): N_
  • [^_]* - any 0 or more chars other than _ -(_c_\d+_n) - Group 2 ($2): _c_, 1 or more digits and then _n.

See the regex demo.

Upvotes: 0

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