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qqukdbx · 02-03-2022, 05:47 PM

Hi, is there any regex guru who can help me to understand plugboard template "Show author name as Initial and Surname (Kindle) (inspired by brewjono)"? Im afraid i dont fully understand the syntax:

Code:

{author_sort:re(\, (.).*?( &|$),\, \1\2)}

When input from author_sort is for example "Goyal, Kovid" regex above produces "K Goyal".
How the regex matches the string and how replaces the field?

02-03-2022, 05:47 PM	#916
qqukdbx Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2022 Device: Kindle2 (KB)	Explain me the plugboard Hi, is there any regex guru who can help me to understand plugboard template "Show author name as Initial and Surname (Kindle) (inspired by brewjono)"? Im afraid i dont fully understand the syntax: Code: {author_sort:re(\, (.).?( &\|$),\, \1\2)} When input from author_sort* is for example "Goyal, Kovid" regex above produces "K Goyal". How the regex matches the string and how replaces the field?