Regex matching two lines and results

iyx

Hi, I have simple regex matching two lines .+something.+youtu.+\n.+

which correctly matches first and subsequent line, but “Find All in Current Document” only shows the first line in results.

Is there some way to have both matched lines also in the results window?

Thanks

guy038

Hello, @iyx,

I suppose that you want every second line, following the line which matches, in the Find Result panel, for copying in an other file. If so, here is, below, a possible method. I suppose we are searching for the string WordA and for each line following this one :

Open the Mark dialog with the menu option Search > Mark…
In the Find what: box, type the regex ^.*WordA.*\R
Click on the Mark All button

Note : This regex matches any entire line, containing the string WordA

Then, add the part \K.*\R, in order to get the regex ^.*WordA.*\R\K.*\R, in the Find what: box
Again, click on the Mark All feature

Note : This second regex search first, as above, for any line containing the string WordA. Then, due to the \K syntax the search position is reset and it, now, searches for the second complete line .*\R

Then, use the menu option Search > Bookmark > Copy Bookmarked lines
Paste all these bookmarked lines in a new tab

Et voilà !

So let’s imagine a test, with the original text, below :

WordA
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
123WordA
Line 6
Line 7
WordA 789
Line 9
123WordA789
Line 11
Line 12
Line 13
Line 14
123WordA999


0000WordA999
WordA---Line 19
Line20---WordA
Line 21
Line 22
___WordA___
Line 24
Line 25
Line 26
End of Test ( WordA )

Just note 3 particularities :

The line 123WordA999 is followed by two blank lines
The consecutive lines 18, 19 and 20 contains, each, the string WordA
The last line, End of Test ( WordA ), is not followed by any line

After the two Mark actions, the bookmarked lines should be :

WordA
Line 2
123WordA
Line 6
WordA 789
Line 9
123WordA789
Line 11
123WordA999

0000WordA999
WordA---Line 19
Line20---WordA
Line 21
___WordA___
Line 24
End of Test ( WordA )

Remark : If your searching for, let’s say, the three strings WordA, WordB and WordC, in that order, just replace, in the regexes, above, the string WordA by the regex WordA.*WordB.*WordC

Best Regards,

guy038

iyx

Thanks a lot!!

Works great.

(“Bookmark line” need to be checked, but that’s obvious)