The Find and Replace window contains a list of expressions to replace characters or digits in the Find what field. They are called Wildcards.
To select a required wildcard, do the following:
In the Find and Replace window, select the Use check box and choose Wildcards from the drop-down list. The arrow button next to the Find what field becomes active.
Click the arrow button and select a wildcard from the drop-down list. It is inserted into the Find what field. The drop-down list contains the following wildcards:
Syntax | Expression | Description |
? | Any single character | Matches any single character. |
# | Any single digit | Matches any single digit. For example, 5# matches numbers that include 5 followed by another number, such as 51, but not 15. |
[!] | Characters not in set | Matches any one character that is not specified in the set. |
\ | Escape | Matches the character that follows the backslash () as a literal. This allows you to find the characters used in wildcard notation, such as * and #. |
* | One or more characters | Matches any one or more characters. For example, test* matches any text that includes “test”, such as testfile.txt. |
[] | Set of characters | Matches any one of the characters specified in the set. |