I have a an array which are separated by commas, i want each word to be replaced with double quotes(for each and every word) as shown below

--> a1.large,a2.large,a3.large,b4.medium

--> "a1.large","a2.large","a3.large","b4.medium"

can anyone tell how to do it in notepad using find and replace using regex.

Thanks!

CodePudding user response：

In notepad , do the following:

• CTRL H
• Set the Search mode:Regular Expression
• Find (\w (?:\s*\w )*\s*(?=,|$))
• Replace the matches with "$1"

Explanation:

• \w - matches 1 or more word characters, as many as possible
• (?:\s*\w )* - matches 0 or more occurrences of 0 spaces followed by 1 word characters. This submattern will allow us to match multiple words separated by white-spaces between commas.
• \s* - match 0 or more white spaces
• (?=,|$) - positive lookahead that matches the current position if it is followed either by a , or by end of the line
• () - everything matched so far will be captured in Group 1

Demo

CodePudding user response：

Match words and replace with quoted match:

Find: \w 
Replace: "$0"

If multiple words are possible between commas, eg "car, car keys, wallet" change find regex:

Find: \w (  \w )*
Replace: "$0"

$0 is group zero, which is the entire match.

CodePudding user response：

• Ctrl H
• Find what: [^,\r\n]
• Replace with: "$0"
• CHECK Wrap around
• CHECK Regular expression
• Replace all

Explanation:

[^,\r\n]        # 1 or more any character that is not a comma or linebreak

Replacement:

"$0"            # the whole match surrounded with quotes

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CodePudding user response：

Find: [\w.]*
Replace All:"$0"