RegExp Plugin

Enabling the RegExp View

To display the RegExp View select Window > Show View.. > Other... from the Eclipse menu and select the RegExp View from the list.

Using the RegExp Plugin

The RegExp plugin is a small tool to debug Regular Expressions.

To check if a Regular Expression is valid, press the run

icon. If the Regular Expression matches the text it will be signaled by a green icon.

If the Regular Expression contain brackets the resulting string will be colored.

Regular Expression shortcuts are available via the Context Menu.

Debugging Regular Expressions

The Single Step feature allows for a step by step inspection of the regular expression.

If no sub expressions (...) are defined by the user the RegExp Plug-in tries to use logical blocks for matching, otherwise the already existing subexpressions are used.

The following buttons are provided:

 Reset (clears all color markers)

 Step forward

 Step backward