Search and replace regex in eclipse

Question

I have some kind of different strings in various files like

"a.x" "a.y"

in a project in eclipse. Where "a. is common between all. I'm wondering is possible to search for "a.*" and replace with a.*

So basically it becomes

Before

"a.x" "a.y"

After

a.x a.y

@Biffen: It's not a regex understanding, it's a question about how find/replace works in Eclipse and it's support of regex — musefan
– musefan, Commented May 31, 2018 at 10:39
If you have any regex that you have attempted so far, please add it to the question. It will help reduce the downvoting you are getting. Although I think the question is fine as it is — musefan
– musefan, Commented May 31, 2018 at 10:44
Use Search File for this see here. Select Regular Expression on both dialogs. — greg-449
– greg-449, Commented May 31, 2018 at 10:57

musefan · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-31 10:37:44Z

You need to use the capture groups, I believe in Eclipse you can use $1 for the first capture group. So this should work:

Search: "a\.(.+)"

Replace: a.$1

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