How to write RegEx which starts and ends on different lines, these lines include one matching word only...
I want to replace a code group of 3 lines on the same file and on other fi
les by using notepad++ find & replace feature with regular expressions (regex)
Only thing in common on these lines which i want to select is they include the same word "mailicon4.gif" on the last line, and i want to select all the last line, and i want that the selection starts with "a class=" tag which comes 2-3 lines earlier. I copied the part i want to select with find and replace with "" to delete it.
I already tried such a code for example:
?maili.?$R
It selects the last paragraph but doesn't start with the last "
<a class="nonblock nontext" id="u209382" href="mailto:info@example.com">
<!-- rasterized frame --><img class="temp_no_img_src" id="u209382_img" alt="" width="66" height="66"
data-orig-src="images/mailicon4-u209382.png?crc=143036675" src="images/mailicon4.gif?crc=4208392903" /></a>
regex notepad++ regular-language
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I want to replace a code group of 3 lines on the same file and on other fi
les by using notepad++ find & replace feature with regular expressions (regex)
Only thing in common on these lines which i want to select is they include the same word "mailicon4.gif" on the last line, and i want to select all the last line, and i want that the selection starts with "a class=" tag which comes 2-3 lines earlier. I copied the part i want to select with find and replace with "" to delete it.
I already tried such a code for example:
?maili.?$R
It selects the last paragraph but doesn't start with the last "
<a class="nonblock nontext" id="u209382" href="mailto:info@example.com">
<!-- rasterized frame --><img class="temp_no_img_src" id="u209382_img" alt="" width="66" height="66"
data-orig-src="images/mailicon4-u209382.png?crc=143036675" src="images/mailicon4.gif?crc=4208392903" /></a>
regex notepad++ regular-language
asked Jan 1 at 11:01
0HE0HE
31
Can you make your target text more specific? It is somewhat vague/open right now.
– Tim Biegeleisen
Jan 1 at 11:06
1
Parsing HTML with regex is hard job HTML and regex are not good friends. Use a parser, it is simpler, faster and much more maintainable. See: php.net/manual/en/class.domdocument.php
– Toto
Jan 1 at 11:06
@TimBiegeleisen the code part, which i want to select and replace is exactly which i pasted above, i want my regex code capture all these 3 lines starting with "<a class=" and ends with "</a>" and only word in common is "maili" on the last line of these 3 lines
– 0HE
Jan 1 at 11:13
add a comment |
I want to replace a code group of 3 lines on the same file and on other fi
les by using notepad++ find & replace feature with regular expressions (regex)
Only thing in common on these lines which i want to select is they include the same word "mailicon4.gif" on the last line, and i want to select all the last line, and i want that the selection starts with "a class=" tag which comes 2-3 lines earlier. I copied the part i want to select with find and replace with "" to delete it.
I already tried such a code for example:
?maili.?$R
It selects the last paragraph but doesn't start with the last "
<a class="nonblock nontext" id="u209382" href="mailto:info@example.com">
<!-- rasterized frame --><img class="temp_no_img_src" id="u209382_img" alt="" width="66" height="66"
data-orig-src="images/mailicon4-u209382.png?crc=143036675" src="images/mailicon4.gif?crc=4208392903" /></a>
regex notepad++ regular-language
asked Jan 1 at 11:01
0HE0HE
31
I want to replace a code group of 3 lines on the same file and on other fi
les by using notepad++ find & replace feature with regular expressions (regex)
Only thing in common on these lines which i want to select is they include the same word "mailicon4.gif" on the last line, and i want to select all the last line, and i want that the selection starts with "a class=" tag which comes 2-3 lines earlier. I copied the part i want to select with find and replace with "" to delete it.
I already tried such a code for example:
?maili.?$R
It selects the last paragraph but doesn't start with the last "
<a class="nonblock nontext" id="u209382" href="mailto:info@example.com">
<!-- rasterized frame --><img class="temp_no_img_src" id="u209382_img" alt="" width="66" height="66"
data-orig-src="images/mailicon4-u209382.png?crc=143036675" src="images/mailicon4.gif?crc=4208392903" /></a>
regex notepad++ regular-language
regex notepad++ regular-language
asked Jan 1 at 11:01
0HE0HE
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asked Jan 1 at 11:01
0HE0HE
31
asked Jan 1 at 11:01
0HE0HE
31
asked Jan 1 at 11:01
0HE0HE
31
asked Jan 1 at 11:01
0HE0HE
31
31
Can you make your target text more specific? It is somewhat vague/open right now.
– Tim Biegeleisen
Jan 1 at 11:06
1
Parsing HTML with regex is hard job HTML and regex are not good friends. Use a parser, it is simpler, faster and much more maintainable. See: php.net/manual/en/class.domdocument.php
– Toto
Jan 1 at 11:06
@TimBiegeleisen the code part, which i want to select and replace is exactly which i pasted above, i want my regex code capture all these 3 lines starting with "<a class=" and ends with "</a>" and only word in common is "maili" on the last line of these 3 lines
– 0HE
Jan 1 at 11:13
add a comment |
Can you make your target text more specific? It is somewhat vague/open right now.
– Tim Biegeleisen
Jan 1 at 11:06
1
Parsing HTML with regex is hard job HTML and regex are not good friends. Use a parser, it is simpler, faster and much more maintainable. See: php.net/manual/en/class.domdocument.php
– Toto
Jan 1 at 11:06
@TimBiegeleisen the code part, which i want to select and replace is exactly which i pasted above, i want my regex code capture all these 3 lines starting with "<a class=" and ends with "</a>" and only word in common is "maili" on the last line of these 3 lines
– 0HE
Jan 1 at 11:13
Can you make your target text more specific? It is somewhat vague/open right now.
– Tim Biegeleisen
Jan 1 at 11:06
Can you make your target text more specific? It is somewhat vague/open right now.
– Tim Biegeleisen
Jan 1 at 11:06
1
1
Parsing HTML with regex is hard job HTML and regex are not good friends. Use a parser, it is simpler, faster and much more maintainable. See: php.net/manual/en/class.domdocument.php
– Toto
Jan 1 at 11:06
Parsing HTML with regex is hard job HTML and regex are not good friends. Use a parser, it is simpler, faster and much more maintainable. See: php.net/manual/en/class.domdocument.php
– Toto
Jan 1 at 11:06
@TimBiegeleisen the code part, which i want to select and replace is exactly which i pasted above, i want my regex code capture all these 3 lines starting with "<a class=" and ends with "</a>" and only word in common is "maili" on the last line of these 3 lines
– 0HE
Jan 1 at 11:13
@TimBiegeleisen the code part, which i want to select and replace is exactly which i pasted above, i want my regex code capture all these 3 lines starting with "<a class=" and ends with "</a>" and only word in common is "maili" on the last line of these 3 lines
– 0HE
Jan 1 at 11:13
add a comment |
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Ctrl+F
- Find what:
<a (?:(?!</a>).)*mailicon4.gif.*?</a>
- Replace with:
$1# a space then $1 - check Wrap around
- check Regular expression
- CHECK
. matches newline
Explanation:
<a # start tag
(?:(?!</a>).)* # 0 or more any character, but not </a>
mailicon4.gif # literally
.*? # 0 or more any character, not greedy
</a> # literally
Demo
answered Jan 1 at 11:28
TotoToto
65.8k175698
wonderful answer, thank you
– 0HE
Jan 1 at 20:49
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Ctrl+F
- Find what:
<a (?:(?!</a>).)*mailicon4.gif.*?</a>
- Replace with:
$1# a space then $1 - check Wrap around
- check Regular expression
- CHECK
. matches newline
Explanation:
<a # start tag
(?:(?!</a>).)* # 0 or more any character, but not </a>
mailicon4.gif # literally
.*? # 0 or more any character, not greedy
</a> # literally
Demo
answered Jan 1 at 11:28
TotoToto
65.8k175698
wonderful answer, thank you
– 0HE
Jan 1 at 20:49
add a comment |
Ctrl+F
- Find what:
<a (?:(?!</a>).)*mailicon4.gif.*?</a>
- Replace with:
$1# a space then $1 - check Wrap around
- check Regular expression
- CHECK
. matches newline
Explanation:
<a # start tag
(?:(?!</a>).)* # 0 or more any character, but not </a>
mailicon4.gif # literally
.*? # 0 or more any character, not greedy
</a> # literally
Demo
answered Jan 1 at 11:28
TotoToto
65.8k175698
wonderful answer, thank you
– 0HE
Jan 1 at 20:49
add a comment |
Ctrl+F
- Find what:
<a (?:(?!</a>).)*mailicon4.gif.*?</a>
- Replace with:
$1# a space then $1 - check Wrap around
- check Regular expression
- CHECK
. matches newline
Explanation:
<a # start tag
(?:(?!</a>).)* # 0 or more any character, but not </a>
mailicon4.gif # literally
.*? # 0 or more any character, not greedy
</a> # literally
Demo
answered Jan 1 at 11:28
TotoToto
65.8k175698
Ctrl+F
- Find what:
<a (?:(?!</a>).)*mailicon4.gif.*?</a>
- Replace with:
$1# a space then $1 - check Wrap around
- check Regular expression
- CHECK
. matches newline
Explanation:
<a # start tag
(?:(?!</a>).)* # 0 or more any character, but not </a>
mailicon4.gif # literally
.*? # 0 or more any character, not greedy
</a> # literally
Demo
answered Jan 1 at 11:28
TotoToto
65.8k175698
answered Jan 1 at 11:28
TotoToto
65.8k175698
answered Jan 1 at 11:28
TotoToto
65.8k175698
answered Jan 1 at 11:28
TotoToto
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65.8k175698
wonderful answer, thank you
– 0HE
Jan 1 at 20:49
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wonderful answer, thank you
– 0HE
Jan 1 at 20:49
wonderful answer, thank you
– 0HE
Jan 1 at 20:49
wonderful answer, thank you
– 0HE
Jan 1 at 20:49
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Can you make your target text more specific? It is somewhat vague/open right now.
– Tim Biegeleisen
Jan 1 at 11:06
1
Parsing HTML with regex is hard job HTML and regex are not good friends. Use a parser, it is simpler, faster and much more maintainable. See: php.net/manual/en/class.domdocument.php
– Toto
Jan 1 at 11:06
@TimBiegeleisen the code part, which i want to select and replace is exactly which i pasted above, i want my regex code capture all these 3 lines starting with "<a class=" and ends with "</a>" and only word in common is "maili" on the last line of these 3 lines
– 0HE
Jan 1 at 11:13