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Replacement Expression Examples

Regular Expression Replacement Expression Result
 
{Windows}{ 9[58]} \1 2000 Replaces an occurrence of “Windows 95” or “Windows 98” with “Windows 2000”. The “\1” in the replacement expression puts the sub-expression #1, “{Windows}”, into the replacement text and adds the literal “ 2000”. The “95” or “98” in the found text is discarded in the replacement text.

 

{Windows}{ 9[58]} Wash\2 \1 Replaces “Windows 95” with “Wash 95 Windows”. Replaces “Windows 98” with “Wash 98 Windows”. The “\2” refers to the found text that matches the second sub-expression, “{ 9[58]}”.

 

{his}{.+}{[kl]eg} \1\2peg Replaces “his wooden keg” or “his wooden leg” with “his wooden peg”.
 

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