how to have regex dot match any character including newline?

gnychis · 11-30-2010, 07:02 PM

Hi all,

I am trying to trim a footer that keeps mutating itself via the conversion process to include a variable number of characters and breaklines.

How can I setup my regular expression to have the dot character including any character which includes newline characters?

Thanks!

ldolse · 11-30-2010, 07:09 PM

put this at the very beginning of your regex:

Code:

(?s)

You can also use \s+ or \s* to wrap around a line feed.

gnychis · 11-30-2010, 07:17 PM

thanks for the help!

hmmmm, this seems to be tricky... if I use (?s) all of my text gets selected :P

Here are two examples of what I'm trying to match:

Code:

<hr>
<A name=21></a><i><b>24_</b></i><br>
<i>ΤΖ.Κ. ΡΟΟΥΛΙΝΓΚ</i><br>

Code:

<hr>
<A name=265></a><i>268 ΤΖ. Κ. ΡΟΟΥΛΙΝΓΚ</i><br>

I have tried this regex, which successfully matches the latter but not the prior case

Code:

<hr>\s+.*ΡΟΟΥΛΙΝΓΚ.*<br>

gnychis · 11-30-2010, 07:19 PM

this might be the winner:

Code:

<hr>\n+.*\n?.*ΡΟΟΥΛΙΝΓΚ.*<br>

ldolse · 11-30-2010, 07:22 PM

Probably best not to use .* - it's way too greedy. Try .*? instead. Even that can sometimes have unintended matches, so be sure to review the whole book's matches.

gnychis · 11-30-2010, 07:35 PM

thanks bud! got it worked out

11-30-2010, 07:02 PM	#1
gnychis Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: ipad	how to have regex dot match any character including newline? Hi all, I am trying to trim a footer that keeps mutating itself via the conversion process to include a variable number of characters and breaklines. How can I setup my regular expression to have the dot character including any character which includes newline characters? Thanks!

11-30-2010, 07:09 PM	#2
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123457 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	put this at the very beginning of your regex: Code: (?s) You can also use \s+ or \s* to wrap around a line feed.

11-30-2010, 07:17 PM	#3
gnychis Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: ipad	thanks for the help! hmmmm, this seems to be tricky... if I use (?s) all of my text gets selected :P Here are two examples of what I'm trying to match: Code: <hr> <A name=21></a><i><b>24_</b></i><br> <i>ΤΖ.Κ. ΡΟΟΥΛΙΝΓΚ</i><br> Code: <hr> <A name=265></a><i>268 ΤΖ. Κ. ΡΟΟΥΛΙΝΓΚ</i><br> I have tried this regex, which successfully matches the latter but not the prior case Code: <hr>\s+.ΡΟΟΥΛΙΝΓΚ.<br>

11-30-2010, 07:19 PM	#4
gnychis Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: ipad	this might be the winner: Code: <hr>\n+.\n?.ΡΟΟΥΛΙΝΓΚ.*<br>

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11-30-2010, 07:22 PM	#5
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123457 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	Probably best not to use .* - it's way too greedy. Try .*? instead. Even that can sometimes have unintended matches, so be sure to review the whole book's matches.

11-30-2010, 07:35 PM	#6
gnychis Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: ipad	thanks bud! got it worked out

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