RegExRX 1.8
Device: Mac OS
Category: Developer Tools
Price: $4.99, Version: 1.7.1 -> 1.8 (iTunes)
Description:A complete regular expression development tool meant for novices and professionals alike, this editor has many features designed to help in the development and storage of regular expressions. Based on the PCRE library, RegExRX will allow a user to craft patterns that are compatible with most regular expression flavors and will let them easily copy those patterns to other languages like Perl, Ruby, PHP and Xojo.Some features include:- Search and Replace modes.- Color-coded tokens in both the "search" and "replace" patterns.- Live matching against source text. Live replace too, where applicable.- Insert menus with almost every acceptable token and a description of what they do, including constructs for various groupings, conditionals, lookarounds, and POSIX expressions.- A "Match List" that shows all matches, with subexpressions and group names, and represents invisible characters like a space or return with their token equivalents ("\s" or "\r").- A Templates menu for oft-used patterns. Save As Template from the File menu, or download free samples from our website directly into the Templates folder.- Export the Match List to a text file, Excel, or FileMaker Pro XML.- Save the Replaced Text to a text file.- Stats on both the source text and replaced text so you can tell exactly where you are and what characters are represented at all times. Helps avoid errors caused by invisible characters.- Linked scrolling among the source text, the replaced text and the Match List.- Support for Unicode tokens, verbs, and subroutines.- Save regular expressions in documents for reuse.- Open as many windows as desired.- Multiple levels of undo and redo.- Link your sample source text to a file for easy reloading.- Support for free-spacing mode.- Full Unicode support, including a chart of all Unicode characters.- A fluid interface that lets you resize each panel freely.- Copy the find and replace patterns in ready-to-paste code for Perl, PHP, Ruby, AppleScript, JavaScript, 4D, and Xojo.We also provides several ready-to-use sample regular expressions in a separate, free download. These samples include finding e-mail addresses, validating dates, removing duplicate lines, and more, and are available at our web site. (Check the Help menu to download directly through RegExRX.)
What's New
- Rewrote engine around RegExMBS.- Added support for unicode tokens (\p{}, \P{}, and \X).- Added items to Search Pattern Insert menu for Unicode Scripts & Properties.- Added Templates menu.- Added "Save To Templates" menu item under File menu.- Changed "Download Samples" to ask if the Samples should be stored in the Templates folder.- Made interface more responsive during long matches.- Added search and replace timings.- Added Copy As RegExMBS Code menu.- Added French version of Copy As 4D Code.- Corrected colorization of curly braces when they do not form a proper repeating structure. E.g., "{3,}" will be colorized but "{ 3,}", "{ 3}", etc., won't.- Added tokens to Insert menu.- Added position and pattern segment to error message with a bad search pattern.- Added Recursion Limit preference.- Added Backtracking Limit preference.- Added preferences for font and size in patterns and text.- Added preferences to change text match colors.- Changed Mac version to use background highlighting instead of underline to show matches and highlight matching brackets.- Implemented Redo.- Added "Escape Dot" and "Escape Brackets" to Paste Special.- Character Chart will show the first character of text dropped onto it.- Limited width of Character Chart.- Bracket matching highlighting will appear for a second instead of 0.75 seconds.- Menus will update live when the option key is pressed/released.
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