From: biff314@yahoo.com (Phil_C)
Subject: Re: Using re-builder
Date: 18 Jun 2004 07:35:43 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <316044c2.0406180635.4b91e594@posting.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: m3n031ol2b.fsf@eric.rossnet.com
Michael Slass <miknrene@drizzle.com> wrote in message news:<m3n031ol2b.fsf@eric.rossnet.com>...
> biff314@yahoo.com (Phil_C) writes:
>
> >When I copy a regex to the kill ring and then try to use it in
> >something like "Query replace regex", I have to delete the extra "'s
> >and \'s before it will work. Is there a way to copy it from re-builder
> >without having to do that?
>
>
> Try this:
>
> (defun reb-copy-unquoted ()
> "Copy current RE into the kill ring for later insertion as unquoted."
> (interactive)
> (reb-update-regexp)
> (let ((re (with-temp-buffer
> (insert (reb-target-binding reb-regexp))
> (replace-string "\\\\" "\\" nil (point-min) (point-max))
> (buffer-substring (point-min) (point-max)))))
> (kill-new re)
> (message "Regexp copied to kill-ring")))
Thanks, that just about does it - except the beginning and ending
quotes are still there. Still, that's much better than it was before,
since now I don't have to go through the whole regex deleting "\"s.
Thanks again,
--Phil
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-06-18 14:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-06-17 17:45 Using re-builder Phil_C
2004-06-17 22:51 ` Michael Slass
2004-06-18 14:35 ` Phil_C [this message]
2004-06-18 16:05 ` Kevin Rodgers
2004-06-18 17:08 ` Michael Slass
2004-06-18 18:54 ` Kevin Rodgers
2004-06-18 20:09 ` Michael Slass
2004-06-18 9:03 ` martin
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