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When doing a "find/replace" a text in the source, if the 'whole words only' is marked, it doesn't work, for example when the word is followed with a * symbol.
Just try and watch it.

Works here with words ending with *.

Have you add the * in extra character list?
Because then the * is a word-character as well and abc* or *abc is a whole word and abc is not matched.

Interesting, because I don't have * added in the "Extra characters" box, yet it still works for me. I even tried with a clean install (no existing prefs file) and it works.

BarryG wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:17 am Interesting, because I don't have * added in the "Extra characters" box, yet it still works for me. I even tried with a clean install (no existing prefs file) and it works.

Yes, of cause. If you add the * to the extra word characters, * become a word-character. Therefore the selection as well as the search/replace algorithm interpret e.g. a*b as a whole word. So, from my point of view this is a feature and not a bug.

STARGÅTE wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:37 amIf you add the * to the extra word characters, * become a word-character.

But I'm saying I don't have * added as an extra word character, yet it still gets selected with a word anyway.

Why do my experiences with PureBasic seem so different to everyone else lately? I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone.

BarryG wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:08 am I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone

Perhaps you downloaded the updated IDE in the "Editor slow" topic.
I have the same as you and I also downloaded.

Ohhh, yeah. That's probably it. Thanks for reminding me. <Thumbs up>. Good to know I'm not going insane!

@STARGÅTE , when delete all the characters, and apply -> accept, then the characters appear again.