John Davidson

Message:

I want to replace

#{account_nbr}

with

{{account_nbr}}

in the find, I tried this:

\#\{()\w+\1\}

and in the replace, this:

{{\$1}}

The find seems to work but I can't get the backreference correctly.

What's wrong?

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My Answer:
To replace text using regex in WebStorm/PhpStorm, follow these steps:

1. Press `Ctrl + Shift + R` to open the "Replace in Path" dialog.
2. In the "Text to find" field, enter the regex pattern you want to search for. For example, if you want to replace all occurrences of "__" with "_", you can use the regex pattern "__".
3. In the "Replace with" field, enter the text you want to replace the matches with. In this case, you would enter "_".
4. Check the "Regex" checkbox to enable regex search and replace.
5. Click on the "Find" button to preview the changes that will be made.
6. If you are satisfied with the preview, click on the "Replace" button to replace the text.

Note: Make sure to test your regex pattern and replacement text in a safe environment before performing a global replace to avoid unintended changes.