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Can I make a backrefence to a captured group when using the search and replace function?

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Suppose I enter the following regular expression in the search box:

(0-9)+

I would like to know if it's possible to reference that captured group in the replace box, like:

\1

Thank you.

Yes, captured groups are referenced using $1, $2, etc..

That's what I wanted, thanks for the help.

We just use JavaScript string.replace, so any of these can be used: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/replace#Specifying_a_string_as_a_parameter