<![CDATA[How to write parentheses in replacement, using the "Regular expression" mode ?]]>Hi, @vuvanvui-vui, and All,

@vuvanvui-vui send me an e-mail, today, saying :

hello Guy, how are you today,
hmm i have a question on notepad ++

in Regular express mode i can’t replace something = “(”, “)”

exam: i want to replace: Guy = (Guy)
the () is lost in result
thanks and sorry for my bad english :D

As I think that the solution may be useful for others, I prefer to reply on our site !

Quite easy ! In the Replacement zone, you must simply escape the parentheses with the usual \ symbol ;-)). So :

SEARCH Guy

REPLACE \(Guy\) ( or even \x28Guy\x29 )

Notes :

  • The six characters, which have to be escaped, with the backslash \ symbol, are :

    • The backslash symbol \
    • The left parenthesis (
    • The right parenthesis )
    • The dollar sign $
    • The question mark punctuation sign ?
    • The colon punctuation sign :

  • The above signs have a specific meaning, in the Boost Format String library ! Just refer to :

http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_55_0/libs/regex/doc/html/boost_regex/format/boost_format_syntax.html

  • Most of the time, in replacement, the $, ? and : symbols do not need to be escaped !

Cheers,

guy038

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/15427/how-to-write-parentheses-in-replacement-using-the-regular-expression-modeRSS for NodeThu, 18 Jun 2026 01:27:30 GMTSun, 18 Mar 2018 20:20:31 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How to write parentheses in replacement, using the "Regular expression" mode ? on Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:04:20 GMT]]>Funny enough: another same question.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/30995https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/30995Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:04:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to write parentheses in replacement, using the "Regular expression" mode ? on Mon, 19 Mar 2018 05:25:14 GMT]]>Haha. This is a question I asked more than a year ago, to which guy038 also gave valuable reply.
Seriously, is there a way to edit NPP wiki? I can’t find how to register. And the Regular Expression Page is incomplete and still has some obvious errors.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/30989https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/30989Mon, 19 Mar 2018 05:25:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to write parentheses in replacement, using the "Regular expression" mode ? on Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:42:00 GMT]]>thanks a lot ;)

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