String Search Input Properties

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You can:

Search for up to two strings
Indicate whether the string(s) should be found or not be found
Specify where to look for the string(s).

Below are the input properties required for setting-up a string search:

Name

Description

Descriptive Label

The label describing the string search instance

Count lines that match with

How [CRITERION 1] and [CRITERION 2] are combined

See below for [CRITERION 1] and [CRITERION 2] properties

------ [CRITERION 1] ------

Select an option from the drop-down list:

Line must contain
Line must NOT contain

[1] Regular Expression

Enter the first Regular Expression. Special characters include: . * + ? [ ] ( ) |

[1] Case

Select an option from the drop-down list:

Case-sensitive
Case-insensitive

[1] Located

Specify the location of the [CRITERION 1] Regular Expression

Anywhere in the line
In the column number below

[1] In the Column Number

Enter a column number where the [CRITERION 1] Regular Expression is located.

Valid ONLY IF the option "In the column number" is selected in the above field.

Example 2, 5 or 10 etc.

------[CRITERION 2] ------

 

Select an option from the drop-down list:

Line must contain
Line must NOT contain

[2] Regular Expression

Enter the [CRITERION 2] Regular Expression. Special characters include: . * + ? [ ] ( ) |

[2] Case Sensitive

Select an option from the drop-down list:

Line must contain
Line must NOT contain

[2] Located

 

Specify the location of [CRITERION 2] Regular Expression

Anywhere in the line
In the column number below

[2] In the Column Number

 

Enter a column number where the [CRITERION 2] Regular Expression is located.

Valid ONLY IF the option "In the column number" is selected in the above field.

Example 2, 5 or 10 etc.

[ALL] Columns are Separated by

Specify the characters that act as column separators:

Default separator is a semi-colon: ;
Pre-defined separator values:
\s for any number of spaces (spacebar) or tabs
\t for tabulation
\b for any number of spaces (spacebar)

Search for criterion 1 and/or  criterion 2

Select the lines to be taken into account for the search:

In all lines
Only in the following

By default blank lines will be ignored.

Line Numbers

If you opt for the search “in lines specified below”, enter the line number(s) where the criteria is to be searched for.

Example: 4;6;8 or 3- or -5 or 1;3-5;7-9