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# A Small Application for Testing Regular Expressions

Regular expressions can sometimes be tricky to get right, especially those that use the * quantifier. This application lets you type in a regexp (without doubling the backslashes) and some test text, and to execute the regexp and see the results. If you click the Copy button the regexp will be copied to the clipboard (with the backslashes doubled, ready for you to paste into your program). Previous regexps and test texts are remembered throughout the session and can be accessed by dropping down the comboboxes.

Header file:

    #ifndef REGEXPTESTER_H
    #define REGEXPTESTER_H

    #include <ntqdialog.h>

    class TQCheckBox;
    class TQComboBox;
    class TQLabel;
    class TQPushButton;
    class TQStatusBar;
    class TQTable;

    class RegexpTester : public TQDialog
    {
        TQ_OBJECT

    public:
        RegexpTester(TQWidget* parent=0, const char* name=0, bool modal=false,
                     WFlags f=0);

        TQLabel *regexLabel;
        TQComboBox *regexComboBox;
        TQLabel *textLabel;
        TQComboBox *textComboBox;
        TQCheckBox *caseSensitiveCheckBox;
        TQCheckBox *minimalCheckBox;
        TQCheckBox *wildcardCheckBox;
        TQTable *resultTable;
        TQPushButton *executePushButton;
        TQPushButton *copyPushButton;
        TQPushButton *quitPushButton;
        TQStatusBar *statusBar;

    public slots:
        void copy();
        void execute();

    private:
        void languageChange();
    };

    #endif // REGEXPTESTER_H

Implementation:

    #include <ntqapplication.h>
    #include <ntqcheckbox.h>
    #include <ntqclipboard.h>
    #include <ntqcombobox.h>
    #include <ntqlabel.h>
    #include <ntqlayout.h>
    #include <ntqpushbutton.h>
    #include <ntqregexp.h>
    #include <ntqstatusbar.h>
    #include <ntqtable.h>

    #include "regexptester.h"

    RegexpTester::RegexpTester(TQWidget* parent, const char* name, bool modal,
                               WFlags f)
        : TQDialog(parent, name, modal, f)
    {
        regexLabel = new TQLabel(this);
        regexComboBox = new TQComboBox(this);
        regexComboBox->setEditable(true);
        regexComboBox->setSizePolicy(TQSizePolicy::Expanding, TQSizePolicy::Preferred);
        regexLabel->setBuddy(regexComboBox);
        textLabel = new TQLabel(this);
        textComboBox = new TQComboBox(this);
        textComboBox->setEditable(true);
        textComboBox->setSizePolicy(TQSizePolicy::Expanding, TQSizePolicy::Preferred);
        textLabel->setBuddy(textComboBox);
        caseSensitiveCheckBox = new TQCheckBox(this);
        caseSensitiveCheckBox->setChecked(true);
        minimalCheckBox = new TQCheckBox(this);
        wildcardCheckBox = new TQCheckBox(this);
        resultTable = new TQTable(3, 3, this);
        resultTable->verticalHeader()->hide();
        resultTable->setLeftMargin(0);
        resultTable->horizontalHeader()->hide();
        resultTable->setTopMargin(0);
        resultTable->setReadOnly(true);
        executePushButton = new TQPushButton(this);
        executePushButton->setDefault(true);
        copyPushButton = new TQPushButton(this);
        quitPushButton = new TQPushButton(this);
        statusBar = new TQStatusBar(this);

        TQGridLayout *gridLayout = new TQGridLayout(2, 2, 6);
        gridLayout->addWidget(regexLabel, 0, 0);
        gridLayout->addWidget(regexComboBox, 0, 1);
        gridLayout->addWidget(textLabel, 1, 0);
        gridLayout->addWidget(textComboBox, 1, 1);
        TQHBoxLayout *checkboxLayout = new TQHBoxLayout(0, 6, 6);
        checkboxLayout->addWidget(caseSensitiveCheckBox);
        checkboxLayout->addWidget(minimalCheckBox);
        checkboxLayout->addWidget(wildcardCheckBox);
        checkboxLayout->addStretch(1);
        TQVBoxLayout *buttonLayout = new TQVBoxLayout(0, 6, 6);
        buttonLayout->addWidget(executePushButton);
        buttonLayout->addWidget(copyPushButton);
        buttonLayout->addWidget(quitPushButton);
        buttonLayout->addStretch(1);
        TQHBoxLayout *middleLayout = new TQHBoxLayout(0, 6, 6);
        middleLayout->addWidget(resultTable);
        middleLayout->addLayout(buttonLayout);
        TQVBoxLayout *mainLayout = new TQVBoxLayout(this, 6, 6);
        mainLayout->addLayout(gridLayout);
        mainLayout->addLayout(checkboxLayout);
        mainLayout->addLayout(middleLayout);
        mainLayout->addWidget(statusBar);

        resize(TQSize(500, 350).expandedTo(minimumSizeHint()));

        languageChange();

        connect(copyPushButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(copy()));
        connect(executePushButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(execute()));
        connect(quitPushButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(accept()));

        execute();
    }

    void RegexpTester::execute()
    {
        TQString regex = regexComboBox->currentText();
        TQString text = textComboBox->currentText();
        if (!regex.isEmpty() && !text.isEmpty()) {
            TQRegExp re(regex);
            re.setCaseSensitive(caseSensitiveCheckBox->isChecked());
            re.setMinimal(minimalCheckBox->isChecked());
            bool wildcard = wildcardCheckBox->isChecked();
            re.setWildcard(wildcard);
            if (!re.isValid()) {
                statusBar->message(tr("Invalid regular expression: %1")
                                    .arg(re.errorString()));
                return;
            }
            int offset = re.search(text);
            int captures = re.numCaptures();
            int row = 0;
            const int OFFSET = 5;
            resultTable->setNumRows(0);
            resultTable->setNumRows(captures + OFFSET);
            resultTable->setText(row, 0, tr("Regex"));
            TQString escaped = regex;
            escaped = escaped.replace("\\", "\\\\");
            resultTable->setText(row, 1, escaped);
            resultTable->item(row, 1)->setSpan(1, 2);
            if (offset != -1) {
                ++row;
                resultTable->setText(row, 0, tr("Offset"));
                resultTable->setText(row, 1, TQString::number(offset));
                resultTable->item(row, 1)->setSpan(1, 2);
                if (!wildcard) {
                    ++row;
                    resultTable->setText(row, 0, tr("Captures"));
                    resultTable->setText(row, 1, TQString::number(captures));
                    resultTable->item(row, 1)->setSpan(1, 2);
                    ++row;
                    resultTable->setText(row, 1, tr("Text"));
                    resultTable->setText(row, 2, tr("Characters"));
                }
                ++row;
                resultTable->setText(row, 0, tr("Match"));
                resultTable->setText(row, 1, re.cap(0));
                resultTable->setText(row, 2, TQString::number(re.matchedLength()));
                if (!wildcard) {
                    for (int i = 1; i <= captures; ++i) {
                        resultTable->setText(row + i, 0, tr("Capture #%1").arg(i));
                        resultTable->setText(row + i, 1, re.cap(i));
                        resultTable->setText(row + i, 2,
                                            TQString::number(re.cap(i).length()));
                    }
                }
                else
                    resultTable->setNumRows(3);
            }
            else {
                resultTable->setNumRows(2);
                ++row;
                resultTable->setText(row, 0, tr("No matches"));
                resultTable->item(row, 0)->setSpan(1, 3);
            }
            resultTable->adjustColumn(0);
            resultTable->adjustColumn(1);
            resultTable->adjustColumn(2);
            statusBar->message(tr("Executed \"%1\" on \"%2\"")
                                    .arg(escaped).arg(text));
        }
        else
            statusBar->message(tr("A regular expression and a text must be given"));
    }

    void RegexpTester::copy()
    {
        TQString escaped = regexComboBox->currentText();
        if (!escaped.isEmpty()) {
            escaped = escaped.replace("\\", "\\\\");
            TQClipboard *cb = TQApplication::clipboard();
            cb->setText(escaped, TQClipboard::Clipboard);
            if (cb->supportsSelection())
                cb->setText(escaped, TQClipboard::Selection);
            statusBar->message(tr("Copied \"%1\" to the clipboard")
                                    .arg(escaped));
        }
    }

    void RegexpTester::languageChange()
    {
        setCaption(tr("Regex Tester"));
        regexLabel->setText(tr("&Regex:"));
        regexComboBox->insertItem(tr("[A-Z]+=(\\d+):(\\d*)"));
        textLabel->setText(tr("&Text:"));
        textComboBox->insertItem(tr("ABC=12:3456"));
        caseSensitiveCheckBox->setText(tr("Case &Sensitive"));
        minimalCheckBox->setText(tr("&Minimal"));
        wildcardCheckBox->setText(tr("&Wildcard"));
        copyPushButton->setText(tr("&Copy"));
        executePushButton->setText(tr("&Execute"));
        quitPushButton->setText(tr("&Quit"));
    }

Main:

    #include <ntqapplication.h>
    #include "regexptester.h"

    int main(int argc, char **argv)
    {
        TQApplication app(argc, argv);
        RegexpTester form;
        form.show();
        app.connect(&app, SIGNAL(lastWindowClosed()), &app, SLOT(quit()));
        return app.exec();
    }

See also Examples.