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Matching only Smaller word w/i a larger one (trigger)

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Posted by Silencher   (55 posts)  [Biography] bio
Date 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?
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (22,973 posts)  [Biography] bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #1 on Wed 10 Jul 2013 01:39 AM (UTC)
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Template:regexp 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.


You need a "word boundary" assertion ( \b )

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