Regex doesn't seem to work with Qt

Petross404_Petros S

Hello guys, I hope you are doing well. I am trying to create a regex in order to filter some text:

Symbols from "/mnt/home/petros/test".
Local exec file:
        `/mnt/home/petros/test', file type elf64-x86-64.
        Entry point: 0x1050
        0x0000000000000318 - 0x0000000000000334 is .interp
        0x0000000000000338 - 0x0000000000000368 is .note.gnu.property
        0x0000000000000368 - 0x0000000000000388 is .note.ABI-tag
        0x0000000000000388 - 0x00000000000003ac is .gnu.hash
        0x00000000000003b0 - 0x0000000000000458 is .dynsym
        0x0000000000000458 - 0x00000000000004da is .dynstr
        0x00000000000004da - 0x00000000000004e8 is .gnu.version
        0x00000000000004e8 - 0x0000000000000508 is .gnu.version_r
        0x0000000000000508 - 0x00000000000005c8 is .rela.dyn
        0x00000000000005c8 - 0x00000000000005e0 is .rela.plt
        0x0000000000001000 - 0x0000000000001017 is .init
        0x0000000000001020 - 0x0000000000001040 is .plt
        0x0000000000001040 - 0x0000000000001048 is .plt.got
        0x0000000000001050 - 0x00000000000011d9 is .text
        0x00000000000011dc - 0x00000000000011e5 is .fini
        0x0000000000002000 - 0x0000000000002017 is .rodata
        0x0000000000002018 - 0x0000000000002054 is .eh_frame_hdr
        0x0000000000002058 - 0x0000000000002144 is .eh_frame
        0x0000000000003db8 - 0x0000000000003dc0 is .init_array
        0x0000000000003dc0 - 0x0000000000003dc8 is .fini_array
        0x0000000000003dc8 - 0x0000000000003fb8 is .dynamic
        0x0000000000003fb8 - 0x0000000000004000 is .got
        0x0000000000004000 - 0x0000000000004010 is .data
        0x0000000000004010 - 0x0000000000004018 is .bss

This regex here (/file type.*/g) filters correctly what I am trying to do. Basically I will delete the "file type " part later and keep only the "elf64-x86-64." but that's ok.

When I try to create this regex with Qt though it doesn't seem to work:

    QRegExp re{"//file type.*//g"};    // Even without escaping it, it doesn't capture anything.
    QString str{output};               //This is the wall of text above.
    

    qDebug() << re.capturedTexts();                    // ("")
    qDebug() << "exact match? " << re.exactMatch(str); // exact match?  false

So my question is does Qt5 have a different syntax for regular expressions or am I missing something else here?

artwaw

@Petross404_Petros-S QRegExp is obsolete, please use QRegularExpression.

Petross404_Petros S

@artwaw said in Regex doesn't seem to work with Qt:

@Petross404_Petros-S QRegExp is obsolete, please use QRegularExpression.

You are right, but since this a contribution to a project that isn't mine, the developer needs the the minimum Qt version to be Qt5.4

Am I on the safe side?

artwaw

@Petross404_Petros-S In the documentation to QRegularExpression class documentation there is clearly written This class was introduced in Qt 5.0.

JonB

@Petross404_Petros-S said in Regex doesn't seem to work with Qt:

QRegExp re{"//file type.*//g"}; // Even without escaping it, it doesn't capture anything.

Given you're using QRegExp (wouldn't make any difference if QRegularExpression anyway). Where did you get the idea this is suitable input for it? It is not.

So my question is does Qt5 have a different syntax for regular expressions or am I missing something else here?

This regex here (/file type.*/g)

You seem to be assuming that what you see on that page you reference is literally what you can use elsewhere. Though even then you have changed it. And you seem to have selected for JavaScript.

Petross404_Petros S

@JonB said in Regex doesn't seem to work with Qt:

@Petross404_Petros-S said in Regex doesn't seem to work with Qt:

QRegExp re{"//file type.*//g"}; // Even without escaping it, it doesn't capture anything.

Given you're using QRegExp (wouldn't make any difference if QRegularExpression anyway). Where did you get the idea this is suitable input for it? It is not.

So my question is does Qt5 have a different syntax for regular expressions or am I missing something else here?

This regex here (/file type.*/g)

You seem to be assuming that what you see on that page you reference is literally what you can use elsewhere. Though even then you have changed it. And you seem to have selected for JavaScript.

Oh sorry then, how could I miss this?

VRonin

the /g is not how you set the regex to global

const QRegularExpression regExp(QStringLiteral(R"***(file type.*)***"));
QRegularExpressionMatchIterator regExpMatch =  regExp.globalMatch(input);
while (regExpMatch .hasNext()) {
    const QRegularExpressionMatch match = regExpMatch .next();
    qDebug() <<  match.capturedRef(0);
}

SGaist

Hi,

Are you trying to use file glob pattern ?

Petross404_Petros S

@VRonin said in Regex doesn't seem to work with Qt:

the /g is not how you set the regex to global

const QRegularExpression regExp(QStringLiteral(R"***(file type.*)***"));
QRegularExpressionMatchIterator regExpMatch =  regExp.globalMatch(input);
while (regExpMatch .hasNext()) {
    const QRegularExpressionMatch match = regExpMatch .next();
    qDebug() <<  match.capturedRef(0);
}

Yes, it seems that it needed a different approach. This works:

QString str{output};  //The output from the first post.

const QRegularExpression regExp(QStringLiteral(R"***(file type.*)***"));
QRegularExpressionMatch regExpMatch =  regExp.match(str);

QString strFileType {regExpMatch.captured(0)};   //"file type elf64-x86-64."

if(strFileType.contains("file type") && strFileType.contains("."))
{
    strFileType.replace("file type ", "");
    strFileType.replace(".", "");
}

That was a little
qDebug() << strFileType;                       // "elf64-x86-64"

Thank you all.

Petross404_Petros S

@SGaist said in Regex doesn't seem to work with Qt:

Hi,

Are you trying to use file glob pattern ?

Yes but in the wrong way. Thank you for your interest.

VRonin

@Petross404_Petros-S said in Regex doesn't seem to work with Qt:

strFileType.contains(".")

. in regexp has a special menaing. if you want to match the literal dot you have to escape it

Petross404_Petros S

@VRonin said in Regex doesn't seem to work with Qt:

@Petross404_Petros-S said in Regex doesn't seem to work with Qt:

strFileType.contains(".")

. in regexp has a special menaing. if you want to match the literal dot you have to escape it

Interesting because it actually removed the dot. When I used it like " \. " it didn't work.
EDIT It doesn't show the \ characters I used above.

VRonin

My bad, I wasn't clear. . in QRegularExpression mean any character.

strFileType.replace(".", ""); is correct but unnecessary:

QString str{output};  //The output from the first post.

const QRegularExpression regExp(QStringLiteral(R"***(file type\s*(.*)\.)***"));
QRegularExpressionMatch regExpMatch =  regExp.match(str);
qDebug() << regExpMatch.captured(0);   //"file type elf64-x86-64."
QString strFileType = regExpMatch.captured(1);
qDebug() << strFileType; //"elf64-x86-64"

SGaist

QRegularExpression::wildcardToRegularExpression is what you were looking for.

Petross404_Petros S

@SGaist said in Regex doesn't seem to work with Qt:

QRegularExpression::wildcardToRegularExpression is what you were looking for.

I am afraid I can't use this function since it is very recent and compatiblity with Qt5.4 is needed. But thank you.

@VRonin thank you too, your example was to the point. I will take a deeper look at what you did there. Thanks again.