Search menu: Enable Regex, Search entry: noregex

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Axel
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Search menu: Enable Regex, Search entry: noregex

Post by Axel »

Is the following intended behavior? If yes, could you explain, why?

I have an empty directory c:\xyyx

UNEXPECTED behavior:

1.)
Search Menu: "Enable Regex" checked.
Search entry: noregex:xyyx
=> NO hits


EXPECTED behavior:

2.)
Search Menu: "Enable Regex" NOT checked.
Search entry: noregex:xyyx
=> xyyx is found

3.)
Search Menu: "Enable Regex" NOT checked.
Search entry: xyyx
=> xyyx is found

4.)
Search Menu: "Enable Regex" checked.
Search entry: xyyx
=> xyyx is found


Match Path is not checked in any case.

Kind regards
Axel


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void
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Re: Search menu: Enable Regex, Search entry: noregex

Post by void »

1.)
Search Menu: "Enable Regex" checked.
Search entry: noregex:xyyx
=> NO hits
Search modifiers do not work in Regex mode.
When regex is enabled the entire search string is considered as a literal regular expression.

If you need the search modifiers please disable regex from the search menu and use the regex: modifier.
Axel
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Re: Search menu: Enable Regex, Search entry: noregex

Post by Axel »

OK, I understand. That's OK for me. Thank you for the explanation!

Axel
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