How to replace text in NetBeans using regular expressions?

Question

How can I replace text in NetBeans using regular expressions?

For instance,

I want to replace these texts below,

$item->article_id
$item->title
$item->content
...

with

$item['article_id']
$item['title']
$item['content']
...

I tried with this below in the input field of ' Containing Text: '

$item->(.*)

But no match found .

Any ideas?

Answer 1

您可以尝试这样做以匹配内容。

item->([a-z]*...)

Answer 2

If you write special characters, like $ sign in the Find what input, you must escape it with \\ (backslash). But you don't need replace the $ sign with another $ sign.

In Find what :

item->(.*)

In Replace with :

item['$1'];

Then press replace all. That's all.

Answer 3

Use this

item->([a-z]*)

or

item->(.*)