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Matching only Smaller word w/i a larger one (trigger)
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| Posted by
| Silencher
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| Tue 09 Jul 2013 04:07 AM (UTC) |
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| | So let's say I have a trigger set to 'Jo' and I highlight that name. But when Joe or Joseph comes up, the Jo is highlighted too. How can I make it so only when just 'Jo' by itself comes up, it will highlight that text? | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Nick Gammon
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| Reply #1 on Wed 10 Jul 2013 01:39 AM (UTC) |
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Regular expressions
- Regular expressions (as used in triggers and aliases) are documented on the Regular expression tips forum page.
- Also see how Lua string matching patterns work, as documented on the Lua string.find page.
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You need a "word boundary" assertion ( \b ) |
- Nick Gammon
www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com | | Top |
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