[Stefan]

user wrote:
hello!

how can I return the number of found regex matches?

how can I select the regex matches?

thanks!

One could utilize a macro like this basic example:

//Text to parse for RegEx:

	selText = document.selection.text;

	

	//Show matches:

	vResults = findMatches(selText);

	alert(vResults);

	

	

	function findMatches(inputStr){

		//Build an expression to match what you want:

	    //var regex = /dddd/ig; // match 2013

	    var regex = /www..+?..{2,3}/ig; //match www.emeditor.com

	    

	    //To avoid errors, check beforehand if test is successful:

		if(regex.test(inputStr)){

			//if test was ok, collect matches:

		    result= inputStr.match(regex);

		    //some cosmetic:

	    	count = result.length; 

	    	status = "Macro found " + count + " matches.";

	    	//return result to caller:

	    	return result.join("rn");

	    }else{

	    	return "No match found.";

	    }

	}

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