Incrementing a string by 1

[jebus495]

Here are some examples of the strings I will be dealing with

xxx xxxx111

xxx11

xxxx-xxxx-1

I basically want to copy everything that isn't a number and increment what is a number by one, merge them back and paste it somewhere.

Here is what I have tried. I have also tried 3-4 other methods that have also resulted in failure.

#Include <Clipboard.au3>
#Include <string.au3>
#Include <array.au3>

Global $i, $NEWpost

$CBsplit = StringSplit(_ClipBoard_GetData($CF_TEXT), "")
_ArrayDisplay($CBsplit)

For $i = 1 To UBound($CBsplit) -1
    If StringIsInt($CBsplit[$i]) Then _StringInsert($CBsplit[$i], $NEWpost, 0)
Next

MsgBox(0, $NEWpost, "")
Exit

I this particular case it would seem that _StringInsert is where I'm going wrong. =\

Edited April 14, 2010 by jebus495

[MHz]

Not sure what you are doing with _StringInsert() though it is easier to use builtin functions first then perhaps consider STD UDFs. Just like ClipGet() could be used.

Try this and see if it helps.

#Include <Clipboard.au3>
#Include <string.au3>
#Include <array.au3>

Global $i, $NEWpost

$CBsplit = StringSplit(_ClipBoard_GetData($CF_TEXT), "")
_ArrayDisplay($CBsplit)

For $i = 1 To UBound($CBsplit) -1
    ; if is an int, that use Int() +1
    If StringIsInt($CBsplit[$i]) Then $CBsplit[$i] = Int($CBsplit[$i]) + 1
Next
_ArrayDisplay($CBsplit)

; merge array elements into on string
For $i = 1 To UBound($CBsplit) -1
    $NEWpost &= $CBsplit[$i] & @CRLF
Next

MsgBox(0, "", $NEWpost)
Exit

[jebus495]

The thing is that I need to turn 111 into 112 not 111 into 222. (I realize now that part wasn't clear)

Also needs to be a single line. (nvm just needed to remove last @CRLF)

Edited April 14, 2010 by jebus495

[Malkey]

This :-

Local $str[3] = ["xxx xxxx111", "xxx11", "xxxx-xxxx-1"]

For $i = 0 To UBound($str) - 1
    ConsoleWrite($str[$i] & @TAB & " -> " & _
            Execute(StringRegExpReplace($str[$i], "([^0-9]*)(\d+)", '"\1" & (number("\2") +1)')) & @CRLF)
Next

returns this :-

xxx xxxx111 -> xxx xxxx112
xxx11 -> xxx12
xxxx-xxxx-1 -> xxxx-xxxx-2

[BrettF]

EDIT: Malkey beat me. Use his.

Edited April 14, 2010 by BrettF

[jebus495]

OMG that is perfect. <3

Of course it had to be RegExp... >.>

[jchd]

Sidenote: the regexp will fail when one or more digits are intermixed in the left (non-numeric) part. Here's how to workaround such case:

Local $str[3] = ["xx3x xxxx111", "xx4x11", "xxxxxxx-5xxxx-19"]

For $i = 0 To UBound($str) - 1
    ConsoleWrite($str[$i] & @TAB & " -> " & _
    Execute(StringRegExpReplace($str[$i], "(.*?)(\d+)$", '"$1" & Number("$2") +1')) & @CRLF)
Next

Anchoring the numeric part to the EOS make us certain we capture and increment the right (good) part.

[Malkey]

To use this script, copy some text with the last character a digit. Move the cursor to where you want, and can paste the clipboard contents and press "F2". If the trailing character/s is/are digits then this trailing digit is incremented by 1.

This script uses jchd's modification.

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "Terminate")
HotKeySet("{F2}", "_PasteChangedClipboard")

;Copy any of these to clipboard xxx xxxx111 , xxx11 , xxxx-xxxx-1 , xx4x11
Global $sOldContents

While 1
    Sleep(10)
WEnd


Func _PasteChangedClipboard()
    Local $sCbContents = ClipGet()
    If $sOldContents <> $sCbContents And StringRegExp($sCbContents, "(.*?)(\d)$") Then
        $sCbContents = StringReplace($sCbContents, "'", "#SingleQts#")
        $sCbContents = StringReplace($sCbContents, '"', "#DbleQts#")
        $sCbContents = Execute(StringRegExpReplace($sCbContents, "(.*?)(\d+)$", '"$1" & Number("$2") +1'))
        If @error Then Return
        $sCbContents = StringReplace($sCbContents, "#SingleQts#", "'")
        $sCbContents = StringReplace($sCbContents, "#DbleQts#", '"')
        $sOldContents = $sCbContents
    EndIf
    Send(StringRegExpReplace($sCbContents, "(\+|=|!|#|\^|\{|\})", "{\1}"))
EndFunc ;==>_PasteChangedClipboard

Func Terminate()
    Exit 0
EndFunc ;==>Terminate

Edited April 15, 2010 by Malkey

[BrettF]

Sidenote: the regexp will fail when one or more digits are intermixed in the left (non-numeric) part. Here's how to workaround such case:

Local $str[3] = ["xx3x xxxx111", "xx4x11", "xxxxxxx-5xxxx-19"]

For $i = 0 To UBound($str) - 1
    ConsoleWrite($str[$i] & @TAB & " -> " & _
    Execute(StringRegExpReplace($str[$i], "(.*?)(\d+)$", '"$1" & Number("$2") +1')) & @CRLF)
Next

Anchoring the numeric part to the EOS make us certain we capture and increment the right (good) part.

I am interested to how this works. Could you maybe explain to me what you've done?

Cheers,

Brett

[jchd]

Of course Brett, here we are. I'll break down the guy like in this other post.

Execute(StringRegExpReplace($str[$i], "(.*?)(\d+){:content:}quot;, '"$1" & Number("$2") +1'))

Regexp pattern part is (.*?)(\d+)$

(.*?) we capture with () the shortest string ? composed of zero or more times * any character . that will make the whole regexp match. The capture will be $1 in replace pattern

(\d+)$ then we capture with () the longest string of one or more + decimal digits \d which we require to end at end of input string $. This will be capture $2

You imagine that there can be some backtracking when several repetitions in the pattern might split the matches at different places. But with anchoring the final pattern to the end of input, the engine has something to align to and the optimizing compiler will surely start the matching from there in the absence of any other litteral required match.

We need a non-greedy first part, since (.*)(\d+) could well split "abc123" into "abc12" and "3" without violating any rule, which is not what we want: "abc39" split into abc3 and 9 would give abc310 instead of abc40.

Anchoring by $ also has the benefit that in xxx5xxx3 the second part will be "3" and not the first match we would get, "5", if we din't anchor.

For the replacement, we have to find a way to increment the number then concatenate both parts back together

The pattern "$1" & Number("$2") +1 will produce

"$1" which is the left non numeric part inside quotes (hence a valid AutoIt string)

& which we concatenate with

Number("$2") + 1 the final numeric integer string, within autoIt quotes, has to be converted to number, then incremented

The resulting string will be fed to Execute in order to perform the operations in AutoIt and produce the final result.

Edited April 15, 2010 by jchd