Indexing whole words only

1v4n0 · 09-22-2018, 04:58 AM

Hello, a question regarding Sigil's marvelous Index Tool.

Is it possible for it to index an entry only when it is a whole word, and not just part of a longer word? That is, if under "text to include" I write "White", I want it to index only the instances of "White" as a stand-alone word, and not, say, "Whiteman", "Whitestone"; etc.

I seem to recall it was like that in older versions, but I might be wrong.

Thanks.

BeckyEbook · 09-22-2018, 05:27 AM

Use:

Code:

^White$

^ – just in case (beginning of a word)
$ – end of the word

1v4n0 · 09-22-2018, 05:28 AM

In the "Text to include" tab? That was easy

1v4n0 · 09-22-2018, 06:35 AM

Wait, where should the "$" go? I tried this in the Index Editor and it doesn't work.

I tried "White[^a-z]" though, and it does work.

BeckyEbook · 09-22-2018, 07:56 AM

You right.

This not work if "White" is inside sentence.
Works only for single words.

Better solution:

Code:

\bWhite\b

jcsalomon · 09-30-2018, 02:10 PM

\w = any “word” character (roughly [A-Za-z], but Unicode-aware; \W = any non-word character.

\WWhite\W should pick up “‘White’” and “White.” which some other suggestions here would miss.

09-22-2018, 04:58 AM	#1
1v4n0 Groupie Posts: 171 Karma: 40000 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: kindle	Indexing whole words only Hello, a question regarding Sigil's marvelous Index Tool. Is it possible for it to index an entry only when it is a whole word, and not just part of a longer word? That is, if under "text to include" I write "White", I want it to index only the instances of "White" as a stand-alone word, and not, say, "Whiteman", "Whitestone"; etc. I seem to recall it was like that in older versions, but I might be wrong. Thanks.

09-22-2018, 05:27 AM	#2
BeckyEbook Guru Posts: 692 Karma: 2180740 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Poland Device: Misc	Use: Code: ^White$ ^ – just in case (beginning of a word) $ – end of the word Last edited by BeckyEbook; 09-22-2018 at 05:31 AM.

09-22-2018, 06:35 AM	#4
1v4n0 Groupie Posts: 171 Karma: 40000 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: kindle	Wait, where should the "$" go? I tried this in the Index Editor and it doesn't work. I tried "White[^a-z]" though, and it does work. Last edited by 1v4n0; 09-22-2018 at 06:46 AM.

09-22-2018, 07:56 AM	#5
BeckyEbook Guru Posts: 692 Karma: 2180740 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Poland Device: Misc	You right. This not work if "White" is inside sentence. Works only for single words. Better solution: Code: \bWhite\b Last edited by BeckyEbook; 09-22-2018 at 09:11 AM.

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09-22-2018, 05:28 AM	#3
1v4n0 Groupie Posts: 171 Karma: 40000 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: kindle	In the "Text to include" tab? That was easy

09-30-2018, 02:10 PM	#6
jcsalomon Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 1204 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: Bookari (née Mantano Reader) on Android; Kindle Fire HD	\w = any “word” character (roughly [A-Za-z], but Unicode-aware; \W = any non-word character. \WWhite\W should pick up “‘White’” and “White.” which some other suggestions here would miss.