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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to Data Transformation
  3. Data Processor Transformation
  4. Wizard Input and Output Formats
  5. Relational Input and Output
  6. Using the IntelliScript Editor
  7. XMap
  8. Libraries
  9. Schema Object
  10. Command Line Interface
  11. Scripts
  12. Parsers
  13. Script Ports
  14. Document Processors
  15. Formats
  16. Data Holders
  17. Anchors
  18. Transformers
  19. Actions
  20. Serializers
  21. Mappers
  22. Locators, Keys, and Indexing
  23. Streamers
  24. Validators, Notifications, and Failure Handling
  25. Validation Rules
  26. Custom Script Components

User Guide

User Guide

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Preserving Portions of the Original Text

Preserving Portions of the Original Text

In the
exp
 property, you can enclose portions of the regular expression in parentheses. In the
replacement
 property, you can use:
  • $0
     to identify the entire text that matches the regular expression
  • $1
     to identify the substring that matches the first parenthesized portion of the regular expression
  • $2
    ,
    $3
    , and so forth, to identify the substrings that match the second, third, etc. parenthesized portions
For example, suppose you set: 
exp = abc([0-9]+)(def)
replacement = $1
This replaces
abc5624def
 with
5624
.
Alternatively, suppose you set: 
exp = abc([0-9]+)(def)
replacement = $2ZYX$1
This replaces
abc5624def
 with
defZYX5624
.