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David_L

Replacing "Match Pattern" with "Match Regular Expression" should work as expected

Status: New

This one is pretty simple and straightforward but very needed.  "Match Regular Expression" function is an advanced version of "Match Pattern" function.  When I start with Match Pattern and then decide I need more, my instinct is to Quick Drop > Replace or Right Click > Replace it with Match Regular Expression.  Unfortunately, the inputs get all wrangled up and don't connect to the right places and I get something like this:

 

Match pattern replace.png

 

 

2 Comments
Darren
Proven Zealot

For the Quick Drop use case, I'll try to fix this in LabVIEW 2014.

Darin.K
Trusted Enthusiast

It is a simple XNode, I suggest simply making regular expressions an option much like Search & Replace.  Even cooler would be run-time selection via a Boolean.