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VS Code supports regex search, but the search/replace is UI is just a tiny dialog box. It's okay if you know regex well and the expression is not complex, but when trying to apply complicated expre...
#1: Initial revision
by
matthewsnyderâ€
·
2023-10-06T17:11:26Z (about 1 year ago)
Advanced Regex extension for VS Code
VS Code supports regex search, but the search/replace is UI is just a tiny dialog box. It's okay if you know regex well and the expression is not complex, but when trying to apply complicated expressions the usability is not good. I often end up having to "develop" the regex in regexr.com, which means I then have to paste my text in there as well, which isn't a very smooth process. Is there an expression similar to regexr, that provides a more detailed UI for composing the regex? It's not necessary to have advanced explanation of the regex like regexr, but at least syntax highlighting and a bigger text box for the regex would be great. Live highlighting of matches as you edit the regex would also be useful.