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Regex \A until \r syntax

How could I write "Get everything from beginning of string (\A) until carriage return character (\r)" and leave rest as is in regex? I would like to use this in InDesign's GREP feature to style the first paragraph of a text box (before a carriage return).

Solution

  • To search from the beginning of an string to a defined character:

    Here the defined character is: \r and it is not included in the match.
    Replace \r with the character you want.

    \A[^\r]+

    Here the defined character is: \r and it is included in the match.
    Replace both \r with the character you want.

    \A[^\r]+\r

    To understand the regexes:

    • \A Assert the position at the beginning of the string.

    • [^\r]+ Match every character that is not a carriage return character between one and unlimited times.

    • \r Match the carriage return character.