I have a JSON file with text keys, for my code base, in the format
"abc.xyz": "plain text",
"abc.xyz.lmn": "plain text",
"abc.xyz.lmn.qrs.hij": "plain text",
Where xxx are keys of the format [a-zA-Z].[a-zA-Z] e.g. "app.feature.component.title" or similar.
I then have references to these all over the code base.
someComponent(title: "xyz.abc.ijk")
I am trying to substitute all the dots . in the keys with a dash - to get:
xxx-xxx-xxx both in the code base and in the JSON, i.e. the surrounding structure might be different.
Something like this, but with the number xxx groups varying between keys:
\"([a-zA-Z] (\.)[a-zA-Z] )
I am using my editor (Xcode) so I think the regex flavour is ICU
CodePudding user response：
You could use look ahead assertion so to avoid matching letters that you still need to match for a next replacement. That look ahead assertion could also check that the sequence is ended by a double quote. This could be enough for checking that the target is quoted, without actually asserting that the sequence started with a quote:
Find: \.(?=[A-Za-z.] ")
Replace with: -
If two consecutive dots should be left unaltered, then:
Find: \b\.\b(?=[A-Za-z.] ")
CodePudding user response：
You could try to use below pattern
- Search pattern:
(?<="|\.)(\w ?)\. - Substitution value:
$1-