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JOSM Search function: Regex use and samples

I need some info how to use "regular expression" here. JOSM site is lacking help on this topic. For example what to enter in the search box to look for names starting with a particular string.

regex josm search

asked 01 Dec '15, 08:51

Plamen
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edited 01 Dec '15, 10:43

One Answer:

First, you have to enable expert mode. Then just open the search tool and enable regular expression. Now you can enter regular expressions enclosed in quotes, like "^Park" for selecting any "Park Avenue", "Park Lane" and so on. According to this page JOSM uses Java Regex.

answered 01 Dec '15, 11:47

scai ♦
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edited 01 Dec '15, 12:14

Thanks, name:"^Park" is OK, but also return name:en=Park when name=Something_else. Is it possible name:en:"^Park"?

(01 Dec '15, 13:03) Plamen

Oh, that's interesting. "name"="value" doesn't seem to work when using regular expressions for value. This could be a bug. However "^name$":"^Park" seems to perform an exact match and ignores keys with name:en, disused:name (bad example) and so on.

(01 Dec '15, 13:25) scai ♦