Description
Use the RegExpr.WordChars to specify which characters will be treated as \w.
The default value is all alphanumeric symbols and underscore -- or -- 0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ_.
Declaration
RegExprObj.WordChars
| Read-Write Property | String |
| RegExprObj | An expression, variable or parameter that specifies a reference to a RegExpr object | |||
Applies To
The property is applied to the following object:
Property Value
The string that contains characters treated as "word characters".
Example
The following example demonstrates how to use this property. The code specifies characters to be treated as word characters and finds matches for the new word characters in the specified expression.
DelphiScript
procedure WordCharsSample;
var
MyRegExp: OleVariant;
ResStr: String;
Exp: string;
begin
MyRegExp:=HISUtils.RegExpr;
ResStr:='';
// Specifies the text to which the regular expression will be applied
Exp := 'Rest, Test, Plan, tseT';
// Specifies the characters treated as 'word characters'
MyRegExp.WordChars := 'EeSsTt';
// Specifies patters
MyRegExp.Expression := '[\w]+';
if MyRegExp.Exec(Exp) then
Repeat
ResStr := ResStr + MyRegExp.Match[0] + '; ';
Until not MyRegExp.ExecNext;
Log.Message(ResStr);
end;
// Posts the following to the log:
// est; Test; tseT
var
MyRegExp: OleVariant;
ResStr: String;
Exp: string;
begin
MyRegExp:=HISUtils.RegExpr;
ResStr:='';
// Specifies the text to which the regular expression will be applied
Exp := 'Rest, Test, Plan, tseT';
// Specifies the characters treated as 'word characters'
MyRegExp.WordChars := 'EeSsTt';
// Specifies patters
MyRegExp.Expression := '[\w]+';
if MyRegExp.Exec(Exp) then
Repeat
ResStr := ResStr + MyRegExp.Match[0] + '; ';
Until not MyRegExp.ExecNext;
Log.Message(ResStr);
end;
// Posts the following to the log:
// est; Test; tseT
See Also
Regular Expressions Syntax
Using Regular Expressions in Scripts
SpaceChars Property
LineSeparators Property
LinePairedSeparator Property