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Questions for REGEX

Former Member — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:24:38 GMT

Hi, Experts.

I'd like to use 'FIND' and 'REGEX' for seaching certain records in an internal table.

The Search condition is this. 'NN-'. Starts with 'N' and then the string has '-N'.

I used 'FIND' like this. 'IFND regex 'N*\Q-N\E' in dobj.

But, I couldn't get a result that I want. This Returns some garbages that it didn't start with 'N' and include '-N'.

What should I use REGEX to solve this Problem.

The following string is example.

'New-Notepad'.

Thanks.

Re: Questions for REGEX

Former Member — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:33:41 GMT

Hi,

The below regex will solve your problem.

FIND REGEX 'N\C*-N' IN dobj.
IF sy-subrc = 0.
"Match found
ELSE.
"NO Match Found
ENDIF.

Check and revert back.

Regards

Karthik D

Re: Questions for REGEX

rainer_hbenthal — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:37:19 GMT

You should read the documentation for regexe first

^N.*-N

Re: Questions for REGEX

former_member212005 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:41:37 GMT

I think what you have used is right!

Please refer the below codes for more details....You only have to add the matching offset and matching length addition...


DATA: lv_string TYPE string.
DATA: moff TYPE i,
      mlen TYPE i.
lv_string = 'Newotepad-N'.

FIND REGEX 'N*-N*' IN lv_string MATCH OFFSET moff
     MATCH LENGTH mlen.

WRITE:/ moff,
 mlen.

It gave me the output as offset '9' and length '2'....which is right...

Try and let me know...